Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Dick Turpin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Shambles
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York