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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway Institute
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Royal Station Hotel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War Memorial
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fire in the Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Shambles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge