Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham School
- William Etty, Artist
- St William's Shrine
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Helen
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ripon College for Women
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses