Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- Fairfax House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Wilfrid