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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Union Gas Works
- The County Court House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Minster
- The Guildhall
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Vision For York
- New Earswick
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway King: George Hudson