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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Richard II and York
- The County Court House
- The Multangular Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Coins
- Norman Window Frame
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Chamber Pot