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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway Institute
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Boot
- First World War Memorial
- The Female Prison
- York Central Library
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'