Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Prisons
- John Carr - Architect
- Ripon College for Women
- Olive Oil Container
- The Basilica
- Industrial Upheaval
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers