Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Finger Ring
- A Pipkin
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Multangular Tower
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Skeldergate Bridge