Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Middleham Jewel
- The George Fox Incident
- Is York Cursed?
- King Edward I and York
- A New University
- The Basilica
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- Holy Trinity Church