Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The New Theatre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Castle Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel