Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Second World War York
- New Shopping Centres
- Clifford's Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jubbergate
- King Richard III and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Minster Library
- St Martin Le Grand Church