Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Feeding Roman York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Middleham Jewel
- Judges Lodging