Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Teaching the Poor
- Ouse Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Carving
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze weights
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham School
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior