Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Carving
- Olive Oil Container
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning