Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Judges Lodging
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Guy Fawkes
- New Shopping Centres
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ripon College for Women
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- Inscription to Hecules
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Roman Fortress