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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Alcuin of York
- A New Walk
- The Railway Institute
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity
- Skeldergate Bridge