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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- St William's Shrine
- The New Theatre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham School
- Church of St Olave
- New Earswick
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard II and York
- The White Rose of York