Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- William Etty, Artist
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Railway Station
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Bombed
- Crest of York St John College
- The New Theatre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze weights
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Hospitium
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House