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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Castle
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription to Hecules
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Teaching the Poor
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Boot
- Sixties York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward III and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom