Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree Park
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Olave
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Stonegate
- Is York Cursed?
- Lendal Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey