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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring