Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
-
Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
-
City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Union Gas Works
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Yorkshire Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York