Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- John Carr - Architect
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Castle
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Castle
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze weights
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York