Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Treasurer's House
- Monk Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Boot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of an Athlete
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Water Lanes