Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
-
After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- Micklegate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Olave
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in Viking Times
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham School
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat