Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- View from Station Rise
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Military Belt Fitting
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Carving
- Crest of York St John College
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning