Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Barker Tower
- King Richard III and York
- The Bar Convent
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Observatory
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jubbergate
- Monk Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inscription from Fortress Gate