Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Carving
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Red Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fairfax House
- King Edward I and York
- Treasurer's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa