Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward II and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Bar Convent
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- View from Station Rise
- York Castle Museum