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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Black Death
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Helen
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Cross
- The Basilica
- Fire in the Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century