Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Silver Strap Ends
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Coins
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Debtors' Prison