Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Dick Turpin
- York Bombed
- The York Observatory
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St William's Shrine
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward III and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Coins