Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Female Prison
- York's Airfield
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway Institute
- The Mansion House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Minster
- New Shopping Centres