Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- George Leeman
- Church of St Helen
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Water Lanes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Castle
- John Carr - Architect
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey