Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Red Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Hospitium
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham School
- King Edward III and York
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Holocaust
- The 1190 Massacre