Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Dick Turpin
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Olive Oil Container
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward II and York
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa