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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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.
- The George Fox Incident
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Stonegate
- The Guildhall