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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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Minster Library
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Teaching the Poor
- Micklegate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A Pipkin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Earswick