Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The George Fox Incident
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Leeman
- Roman Head Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham School
- Bone Trial Piece
- Yorkshire Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Judges Lodging