Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jubbergate
- Middleham Jewel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription to Hecules
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Norman Window Frame
- The Mansion House
- The Shambles
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse