Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The County Court House
- Judges Lodging
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Guy Fawkes
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of the Standard
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- King Edward III and York
- St William's Shrine
- Silver Strap Ends