Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Helen
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Head Pot
- York Bombed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Castle
- King Edward I and York
- Barley Hall
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Bridge