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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward III and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church