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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Medieval Prisons
- The Multangular Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Carving
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Coat of Arms
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Hanging Bowl