Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
-
Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
-
Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
-
Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Guy Fawkes
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- St Crux's Church
- York Garrison
- De Grey Rooms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mystery Plays
- A Pipkin