Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Bar Convent
- York's Airfield
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- Judges Lodging
- A New Vision For York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The County Court House
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The New Theatre
- The White Rose of York
- York Central Library
- Anglian Cross
- Water Lanes
- A Pipkin