Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes
- John Carr - Architect
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward III and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Constantius Chlorus