Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Sixties York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Council of Arles
- The Red Tower
- The First Minster
- Bootham School
- The County Court House
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House