Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Coins
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Helmet
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Hospitium