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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- King Richard III and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The York Observatory
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- John Carr - Architect