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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet
- Ouse Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Boot
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- Our Lady's Row
- De Grey Rooms
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Garrison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Amber Bead Workshop