Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
-
A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
-
Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree Park
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Second World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Minster Library
- Barley Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station