Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The County Court House
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- The Black Death