Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Feeding Roman York
- The White Rose of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- A New Walk
- View from Station Rise
- The Debtors' Prison
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The County Court House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin