Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Multangular Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of an Athlete
- George Leeman
- King Richard II and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Earswick
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Helen
- Stonegate
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Transport Moves On
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze weights
- York in the fifteenth Century