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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A Pipkin
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Monk Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior