Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Boot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Shopping Centres
- Feeding Roman York
- Transport Moves On
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ouse Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Fire in the Minster
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles