Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Second World War York
- York Garrison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Water Lanes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Boot
- Ripon College for Women
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The George Fox Incident