Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Mansion House
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- The York Hoard
- The Black Death
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Abbot's House
- The New Theatre
- York Art Gallery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in Viking Times