Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Bar Convent
- A New Vision For York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Shambles
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Treasurer's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The 1190 Massacre
- Sixties York