![](tpl/img/bg_themepgtitle.gif)
Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
-
Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
![](tpl/img/hoy_av.gif)
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Bombed
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription to Hecules
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mystery Plays
- The Cawood Sword
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Boot