Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ripon College for Women
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze weights
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Female Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fairfax House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street