Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
-
Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Stonegate
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Airfield
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Leeman
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Norman Window Frame