Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Teaching the Poor
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman House
- Fishergate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Shambles
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Helmet
- Viking Male Grooming