Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
-
Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- Jubbergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Richard II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Alcuin of York
- St Leonard's Hospital