Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Roman Fortress
- The Cawood Sword
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- The Red Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Feeding Roman York
- A Pipkin
- 62 Low Petergate