Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War Memorial
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Coat of Arms
- Water Lanes
- New Shopping Centres
- The George Fox Incident
- Lendal Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The New Theatre
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons