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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Guy Fawkes
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Female Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- De Grey Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St William's Shrine
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Our Lady's Row
- The Abbot's House
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity