Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward I and York
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Greyfriars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Hoard