Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- George Leeman
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Minster
- The Greyfriars
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Richard III and York
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times