Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ouse Bridge
- George Leeman
- King Edward I and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Red Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Abbot's House
- Feeding Roman York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries