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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- First World War York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in Viking Times