Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On
- Clifford's Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Alcuin of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fishergate Bar
- Barker Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom