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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Black Death
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The White Rose of York
- Our Lady's Row
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- Vikings and Christianity
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building