Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
-
Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Multangular Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St William's Shrine