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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- York's Airfield
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree Park
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Minster Library
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine
- The Basilica
- The Norman Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mansion House
- The Railway King: George Hudson