Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
-
Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
-
The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
-
Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- The Black Death
- A New University
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Carving
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Head Pot
- Bone Trial Piece