Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- The Norman Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Coat of Arms
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The End of the Abbey