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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Middleham Jewel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Feeding Roman York
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Medieval Castle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame