Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- William Etty, Artist
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot