Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
-
A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
-
York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
-
Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
-
Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
-
New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
-
The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
-
Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
-
Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Olave
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Royal Station Hotel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Female Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- Treasurer's House
- The Basilica
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vikings and Christianity