Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Sixties York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The County Court House
- Barker Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Observatory
- Royal Station Hotel
- Margaret Clitherow
- View from Station Rise
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Coins
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York