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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Leeman
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription from Fortress Gate