Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Water Lanes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Castle
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Jubbergate
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- First World War York
- The Female Prison
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Greyfriars
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels