Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
-
Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
-
The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
-
The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
-
Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Council of Arles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Observatory
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rebuilt in Stone