Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Retreat
- The Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Feeding Roman York
- Sixties York
- Anglian Cross
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Central Library
- The County Court House
- Water Lanes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Crest of York St John College
- Artists, Writers and Scientists