Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New University
- The York Hoard
- George Leeman
- The Norman Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of the God Mars
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars