Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
Victorian
York didn’t become high...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Prisons
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Observatory
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham School
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Castle Museum
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse