Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Head Pot
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Castle Museum
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New University
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fishergate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Norman Window Frame
- The Basilica
- Statue of the God Mars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- All Saints Church, North Street