Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Basilica
- 62 Low Petergate
- Scarborough Bridge