Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
-
1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- De Grey Rooms
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mary Ward
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Hoard
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- William Etty, Artist
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Dick Turpin