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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Council of Arles
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of the Standard
- The York Observatory
- York Central Library
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Our Lady's Row
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Archbishop Scrope Executed