Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
-
Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
-
York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row
- The White Rose of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Bar