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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Micklegate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone