Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- William Etty, Artist
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fairfax House
- The York Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Coins
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Shambles
- The Bar Convent
- The Victorian Prison Building