Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Holy Trinity Church
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward I and York
- First World War York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- View from Station Rise