Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- The Bar Convent
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New Walk
- King Edward I and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Yorkshire Museum
- St William's Shrine