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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Observatory
- York's Coat of Arms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Richard III and York
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Arm Ring