Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of the God Mars
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Garrison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Shambles