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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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 Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Cross
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cinema Comes to York
- Teaching the Poor
- George Leeman
- York Bombed
- Industrial Upheaval