Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham School
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Burial Vessel