Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
-
Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mary Ward
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- Micklegate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- New Earswick
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of All Saints Pavement