Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Treasurer's House
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Male Grooming
- Holy Trinity Church
- Victoria Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Retreat
- Vikings and Christianity
- Teaching the Poor
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Central Methodist Chapel