We look back at the launch of the Jorvik Viking Festival - 40 years ago IN January 1985 Rosalind Bowden initiated and ...

Once the capital of a Norse kingdom, this walled northern city is now home to an immersive Viking history museum, archaeological sites and street names that still echo its Scandinavian roots. Few ...

Georgey Spanswick speaks to Lisa Wood from the Jorvik Viking Centre. A set of eight new stamps have been issued to celebrate the "history, impact and legacy" of Vikings in Britain and mark the 40th ...

The countdown is on for the JORVIK Viking Festival which is set to see tens of thousands of people descend on York.

Part of York’s annual JORVIK Viking Festival, the Best Beard Competition offers a chance for members of the public, young and old, to show off their facial hair. With categories for natural-grown ...

A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...

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The JORVIK Viking Festival in York is expanding its adult-focused events after a surge in demand for mead-tasting, ...