Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
-
Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward III and York
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward I and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Helmet
- Amber Bead Workshop
- First World War York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa