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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes
- York Art Gallery
- Minster Library
- De Grey Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Carving