Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The County Court House
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- The Railway Institute
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Industrial Upheaval