Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard II and York
- The Retreat
- The Norman Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The White Rose of York
- The York Hoard
- St William's Shrine
- Holy Trinity Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Castle
- Jubbergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church