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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Observatory
- A Pipkin
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Bombed
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York