Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
-
City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Constantius Chlorus
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward II and York
- The Black Death
- The Basilica