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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Helen
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Guildhall
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Sword Pommel
- New Earswick
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Garrison