Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Water Lanes
- Micklegate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward I and York
- The Roman Fortress
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Hospitium
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier