Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- First World War Memorial
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze weights
- The Hospitium
- York Garrison
- Barley Hall
- Dick Turpin
- De Grey Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- View from Station Rise
- The York Observatory
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Abbey