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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New University
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Finger Ring
- The White Rose of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway Institute
- Minster Library