Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Guy Fawkes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Airfield
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- Roman Gods and Goddesses