Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
-
Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
-
Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Medieval Abbey
- New Earswick
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Black Death
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Olave
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles