Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Carving
- William Etty, Artist
- Guy Fawkes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway Institute
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Castle Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Central Library
- The Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey