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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Male Grooming
- The New Theatre
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- The Council of Arles
- The County Court House
- The Retreat
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York