Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Constantius Chlorus
- Micklegate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Retreat
- Rowntree Park
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'