Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
-
The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Cross
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Olave
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman House
- The Shambles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of the God Mars