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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- John Carr - Architect
- The Abbot's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Feeding Roman York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York