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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- View from Station Rise
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard III and York
- Alcuin of York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Black Death
- York Union Gas Works
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library