Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Retreat
- Our Lady's Row