Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
-
City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Union Gas Works
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New University
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rebuilt in Stone