Eoforwic: Anglian-era York

Find out how ancient DNA is helping us understand the movement of people in the early Middle Ages, and enjoy puzzles and Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose in the pub.

The Mercian Chronicles: King Offa and the Birth of the Anglo-Saxon State, AD 630–918


Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens

Writer Max Adams discusses a fascinating century of change in early Medieval Britain when kings Æthelbald and Offa dominated the political landscape of the rising power of Mercia.

Ancient DNA, West Africa and the Early Medieval Migration


Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens

Leading archaeologist Duncan Sayer reveals how ancient DNA is helping us explore the movement of people in the early Middle Ages, from AD 450–750.

Puzzles in the Pub


The Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green

Join us for an informal session in the ancient and medieval arithmetical gymnasium.

Eighth-Century Twinning? York and Münster


King's Manor, Exhibition Square

Discover what linked York and Münster historically, the background to the cities’ twinning, and how links are ongoing today.

Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts


Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Fossgate

Take a journey across time and space, and explore the history of medieval Britain through the biographies of illuminated manuscripts and their creators with author Michelle P. Brown.

Beneath our Feet: Everyday discoveries reshaping history


From the 3,500-year-old Ringlemere Cup to the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard, hear about amazing treasures unearthed by detectorists, mudlarks and fieldwalkers.