Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
-
20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
-
Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
-
The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Boot
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- William Etty, Artist
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Red Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Carving
- The First Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Minster Library