Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
-
Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New University
- The Mystery Plays
- The Roman Fortress
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist
- The County Court House
- The Medieval Castle
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Leeman
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Central Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom