Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Edward I and York
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Mansion House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Coins
- The Guildhall