Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
-
The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
-
Victorian
York didn’t become high...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Bone Trial Piece
- Transport Moves On
- King Richard III and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Helmet
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mystery Plays
- Constantius Chlorus
- William Etty, Artist
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse