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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Council of Arles
- The Mansion House
- The Norman House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Minster