Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Helmet
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward I and York
- Water Lanes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Mary Ward
- The Abbot's House
- George Leeman
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Olave
- The Red Tower
- Margaret Clitherow