Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Vision For York
- Alcuin of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Ripon College for Women
- First World War Memorial
- Treasurer's House
- The First Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York