Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A Pipkin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- York Bombed
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- The Medieval Castle
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Tower
- The Shambles
- The York Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Teaching the Poor