Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of Napoleon
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Fairfax House
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- The Guildhall
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Cross