Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Olave
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays