Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Clifford's Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Airfield
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward I and York