Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Victoria Bar
- York Garrison
- York Union Gas Works
- Barker Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze weights
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Observatory
- Barley Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector