York History

Photo of York, the Station c1940, ref. y12004

Photo of York, Cliffords Tower c1950, ref. Y12018

York History

Welcome to York History

This site focuses on the history of York, its monuments, buildings, businesses and the people who have lived and worked in the city. Browse our A-Z of articles.

Photo of York, Micklegate Bar 1886, ref. 18439

Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.

Need help on York’s history?

We can help for free. Use the contact form to ask any queries and we’ll see if we can help without charge.

If you have a more substantial query, whether on house history, genealogy, business history or anything related to the history of York, then we can help for a nominal fee.

Free York History Magazine

We will soon be publishing a quarterly magazine on the history of York. Initially it will be available via PDF download, entirely free of charge. In 2013 we will also be launching a printed version of the magazine. It will feature articles on the people of York, the buildings and how life in general has changed. It will also contain interviews with local authors and residents, as well as details of new books published about the city and news from museums and archaeologists in the city.

To receive news on when the magazine is published, please send an e-mail to features@yorkhistory.org.uk with your e-mail address. We will not contact you, or give the e-mail to any third party, other than to let you know when the magazine is released on-line each quarter.