Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Carving
- York Bombed
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Castle