Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- View from Station Rise
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The New Theatre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of St Helen
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Carving
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Ripon College for Women