York

What this place is

• School or library — the cathedral school and library under Aelberht and Alcuin — a collection famous enough that Alcuin listed its authors in verse before Charlemagne called him to his court

Seat of

• Archbishop of York

Who is recorded here

• Alcuin birth · AD 740
• Ecgbert death · AD 766
• Wulfstan death · AD 1023

What happened here

• Paulinus baptizes Edwin at York AD 627

In art

• File:York Minster from M&S.JPG — MatzeTrier
• File:York Minster Nave 1, Nth Yorkshire, UK - Diliff.jpg — Diliff
• File:York Minster Choir, Nth Yorkshire, UK - Diliff.jpg — Diliff
• File:York Minster Rood Screen, Nth Yorkshire, UK - Diliff.jpg — Diliff
• File:York Minster Chapter House Ceiling.jpg — Michael D Beckwith

About the place

York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, including the minster, castle and city walls, all of which are Grade I listed.

From Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-08-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0