Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
-
Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New University
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Railway Station
- John Carr - Architect
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor - Victorian