Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Hospitium
- Mary Ward
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The End of the Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bone Trial Piece