Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
-
The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
-
City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Garrison
- The Female Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Minster Library
- York's Airfield
- A New University
- Viking Coins
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries