Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
-
After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Water Lanes
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Basilica
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Dick Turpin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of the God Mars
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Male Grooming