Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward II and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward III and York
- The York Observatory
- William Etty, Artist
- John Carr - Architect
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Helmet
- Water Lanes
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Dick Turpin
- Crest of York St John College