Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mary Ward
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze weights
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Helmet
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward III and York
- The Female Prison