Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Airfield
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- De Grey Rooms
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Minster Library
- Is York Cursed?
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The 1190 Massacre
- Monk Bar