Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
Victorian
York didn’t become high...
-
Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Helmet
- Stonegate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of Napoleon
- Sixties York
- Bootham Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Male Grooming