Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
-
Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barley Hall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Lendal Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Bootham School
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Council of Arles
- William Etty, Artist