Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Basilica
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham School