Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
-
Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
-
Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Castle Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Holocaust
- The Medieval Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze weights