Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
-
Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Industrial Upheaval
- Victoria Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Holocaust
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station