Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
-
Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Roman Fortress
- Gold Finger Ring
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Crux's Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- The First Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Garrison
- Bootham School
- The Shambles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Olave