Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Crest of York St John College
- Judges Lodging
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Carving
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The First Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Treasurer's House
- The Guildhall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Bar Convent