Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
-
Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
-
Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Victoria Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Retreat
- Jubbergate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Lendal Tower
- York Castle Museum
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The 1190 Massacre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas