Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- A New Walk
- The Guildhall
- Barker Tower
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Head Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 18th Century