Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
-
A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
-
Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
-
King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
-
Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Shambles
- A Pipkin
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- William Etty, Artist
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- Yorkshire Museum
- Stonegate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Water Lanes