Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fairfax House
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Walmgate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College