Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Retreat
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Castle Museum
- Ouse Bridge
- Minster Library
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Union Gas Works
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust