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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Our Lady's Row
- Fire in the Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward III and York
- Barker Tower
- The New Theatre
- The Mystery Plays
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The George Fox Incident
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy