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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- St Crux's Church
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- Margaret Clitherow
- Stonegate