Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
-
Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
-
The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Union Gas Works
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Bombed
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Medieval Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Horn of Ulf
- York and the Holocaust