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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fairfax House
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Silk Cap
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement