Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Norman Window Frame