Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fairfax House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham School
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fire in the Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Coat of Arms
- Gold Finger Ring