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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Ripon College for Women
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York
- De Grey Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Olave
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A Pipkin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust