Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward III and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- First World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New Walk
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The County Court House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Battle of Marston Moor