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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Hoard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- The Shambles
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Cross
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars