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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- The Abbot's House
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Airfield
- A Pipkin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Cawood Sword
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery