Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Stonegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Boot
- Treasurer's House
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Carving
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Castle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York St John in the 20th Century