Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
-
York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
-
The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Middleham Jewel
- A New University
- The County Court House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules
- Military Belt Fitting
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mystery Plays
- Stonegate
- The Basilica
- York's first historian: Francis Drake