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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Norman Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mary Ward
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Female Prison
- York Bombed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- Bronze weights
- First World War York