Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway Institute
- Vikings and Christianity
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Richard II and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The New Theatre
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward I and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Helen