Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
-
Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mystery Plays
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The New Theatre
- St William's Shrine
- St Crux's Church
- The York Helmet
- A Pipkin