Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The County Court House
- John Carr - Architect
- Guy Fawkes
- Olive Oil Container
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- The Black Death
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Greyfriars
- The Shambles
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Cawood Sword