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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Olave
- York Garrison
- Sixties York
- Guy Fawkes
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Helmet
- York and the Holocaust
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward II and York
- The Retreat