Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- The George Fox Incident
- A New Vision For York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- Water Lanes
- The First Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Council of Arles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Norman Window Frame