Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Stonegate
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson