Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The First Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Male Grooming
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War York