Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The County Court House
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor