Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jubbergate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A Pipkin