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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New University
- John Carr - Architect
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Airfield
- New Earswick
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- A Pipkin
- The Multangular Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York