Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- New Earswick
- Alcuin of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Bone Trial Piece
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- Stonegate
- Viking Boot
- Barley Hall
- The Bar Convent
- The Debtors' Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard