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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Coins
- Fire in the Minster
- The County Court House
- De Grey Rooms
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The 1190 Massacre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bones of a Roman Combatant