Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Richard III and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Second World War York
- York Central Library
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Airfield
- Guy Fawkes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York