Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
-
The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
-
Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
-
Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of an Athlete
- The George Fox Incident
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Observatory
- King Richard II and York
- York Central Library
- The Multangular Tower