Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Micklegate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman Abbey
- The Black Death
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Ouse Bridge
- Water Lanes
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham School
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Monk Bar