Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Victorian
York didn’t become high...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
-
New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
-
Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St William's Shrine
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Cross
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Guy Fawkes
- Scarborough Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The New Theatre
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of an Athlete