Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
-
City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- The Hospitium
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward I and York
- Minster Library
- Mary Ward
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Art Gallery