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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of the Standard
- The George Fox Incident
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Lendal Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Shambles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Multangular Tower
- Transport Moves On
- York Union Gas Works
- The County Court House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust
- The Victorian Prison Building