Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Stonegate
- Walmgate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Hospitium
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward II and York
- The First Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Hoard
- York Railway Station
- Royal Station Hotel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels