Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of the God Mars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Prisons
- York Union Gas Works
- Guy Fawkes
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Greyfriars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Sixties York