Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Shopping Centres
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Basilica
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Boot
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop