Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York
- The Mystery Plays
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Abbot's House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Minster Library
- The County Court House
- The First Railway Station