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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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Union Gas Works
- Alcuin of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward II and York
- Judges Lodging
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Queen Margaret's Arch