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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Castle
- The Abbot's House
- Walmgate Bar
- The Guildhall
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward III and York
- The York Hoard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Olave
- William Etty, Artist