![](tpl/img/bg_themepgtitle.gif)
Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
![](tpl/img/hoy_av.gif)
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Fairfax House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Basilica
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory
- Roman Head Pot