Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Female Prison
- Stonegate
- John Carr - Architect
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- A New University
- The Medieval Castle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey