Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Cawood Sword
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Cross
- York Art Gallery
- The Shambles
- Bootham School
- The Roman Fortress
- Military Belt Fitting
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions