Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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 Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Teaching the Poor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New University
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Airfield
- The Mansion House
- York Art Gallery