Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
-
After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Bar
- Alcuin of York
- York Railway Station
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New University
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse