Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bootham Bar
- Barley Hall
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway Institute
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works