Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Richard III and York
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Lendal Tower
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bone Trial Piece