Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Water Lanes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham School
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New University
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Bar
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Yorkshire Museum