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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Coat of Arms
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Medieval Prisons
- Walmgate Bar
- Stonegate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- 62 Low Petergate
- Jubbergate
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barley Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery