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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- Second World War York
- Norman Window Frame
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- Cinema Comes to York
- Monk Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel