Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
-
Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
-
York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Sixties York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Arm Ring