Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The First Minster
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of an Athlete
- The George Fox Incident
- Stonegate
- The Multangular Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning