Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- Monk Bar
- The First Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- The New Theatre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Micklegate Bar
- A Pipkin