Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Coins
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Richard III and York
- The Greyfriars