Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mary Ward
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Industrial Upheaval
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Silk Cap
- Guy Fawkes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Roman Fortress
- The Victorian Prison Building