Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall
- Victoria Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- Micklegate Bar
- Stonegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse