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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- The York Observatory
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Dick Turpin
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior