Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Cawood Sword
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Greyfriars
- Olive Oil Container
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barley Hall
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Richard II and York
- Barker Tower
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)