Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The County Court House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Boot
- The Assembly Rooms
- Olive Oil Container
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham School
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Cinema Comes to York