Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Richard II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Guildhall
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Vision For York
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel