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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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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.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of the God Mars
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Minster Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- The County Court House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft