Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Clifford's Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- Victoria Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Bar
- The 1190 Massacre