Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Black Death