Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Judges Lodging
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Scarborough Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson