Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The Basilica
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Helmet
- Vikings and Christianity
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze weights
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway Institute