Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- The County Court House
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Ripon College for Women
- Alcuin of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Cross
- Fire in the Minster
- The Shambles