Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
-
Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
-
A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
-
Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Helen
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Observatory
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway Institute
- Micklegate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate