Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barker Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Roman Head Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Carving
- York Central Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- George Leeman
- Military Belt Fitting
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- Inscription from Fortress Gate