Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
-
After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rowntree Park
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Cross
- York Central Library
- The Norman Castle
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Dick Turpin