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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Leeman
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's Airfield
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- York Garrison
- King Richard III and York
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse