Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rebuilt in Stone
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Sixties York