Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector