Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Prisons
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Coins
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King's Manor - Victorian