Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Mary Ward
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Hoard
- King Richard III and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Constantius Chlorus
- A Pipkin