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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- The Horn of Ulf
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jubbergate
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of Napoleon