Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard III and York
- Fairfax House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mary Ward
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower
- The Multangular Tower