Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Guildhall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Crest of York St John College
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Skeldergate Bridge