Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Roman Fortress
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Abbot's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Union Gas Works
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- Barker Tower
- Sixties York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle