Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
-
Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
-
Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
-
A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
-
Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
-
A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of an Athlete
- Dick Turpin
- The Red Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard II and York
- The Railway Institute
- Alcuin of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Castle
- York Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Jubbergate