Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
-
City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Norman Window Frame
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Cross
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward I and York
- The Retreat
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Prisons