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 Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York