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 Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Clifford's Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Retreat
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor - Victorian