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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fishergate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Mary Ward
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- St William's Shrine
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Coins
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row