Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Judges Lodging
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New University
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Middleham Jewel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Sixties York