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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- New Shopping Centres
- Barker Tower
- Bootham School
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Silver Strap Ends
- Lendal Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Feeding Roman York
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement