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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- The New Theatre
- Micklegate Bar
- The Female Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Lendal Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New University
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool