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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Cawood Sword
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Female Prison
- Norman Window Frame
- Fire in the Minster
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Water Lanes
- King Edward III and York
- George Leeman
- Sixties York
- St William's Shrine
- The York Observatory
- Medieval Prisons