Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- A New Walk
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- Barker Tower
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Crest of York St John College
- Middleham Jewel
- Norman Window Frame
- Barley Hall