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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Walmgate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel