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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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Silk Cap
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze weights
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- The Black Death
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard