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Total number of records: 6129

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives3000
Books and printed items1391
Coins1002
People and organisations675
Objects54
Textiles6
Indexes1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society2291
Brotherton Collection1873
Incunabula1379
Coin Collection1002
Medieval Manuscripts441
Ripon Cathedral140
International Textile Collection6
Cookery Collection2
Herbert Read Collection1
University Archive1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
saints122
fabulous animals72
christ57
virgin mary55
animals44
god the father36
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)35
angels32
passion of christ25
birds21

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Constantinople154
Antioch84
Thessalonica38
Nicomedia32
Cherson10
Carthage9
Cyzicus9
Alexandria8
Cyprus?6
Rome6

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)257
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton227
Huizong, 1101-1125, of the Northern Song Dynasty77
Shenzong, 1068-1085, of the Northern Song Dynasty67
Maurice (582-602)59
Renzong, 1022-1063, of the Northern Song Dynasty58
Justinian I (527-65)47
Justin II (565-78)44
Heraclius (610-41)43
Zhezong, 1086-1100, of the Northern Song Dynasty42

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From 600137
From 70045
From 80048
From 90084
From 1000300
From 1100382
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Archive Collection

DEEDS MAINLY RELATING TO SNAITH AREA

14th century-15th century

Relating to Balne, Carlton [parish of Snaith], Cowick, Drax, Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Sessay, Snaith and elsewhere. Some of these are published in YRS 120 (1953). A note with the deeds reads: "From C....

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PHOTOCOPY OF INQUISITION POST MORTEM AND WRIT

(1322)

Relating to Walter de Bucketon and manor of Muston. Original in Humberside Record Office DDHU/11/2

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DEED RELATING TO GRIMSTON

nd [1195-1201]

1. William de Mala Palude, canon of York 2. William son of Herbert Property: land in Grimston' Witnesses: Simone decano, Hamone thesaurion, Adam de Torner archidiacono Ebor[acensi], Willelmo archid...

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DEEDS RELATING TO COWICK, DALTON AND ELSEWHERE

14th century-15th century

Relating to Cowick, Dalton [parish of Topcliffe], Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Sessay, Snaith, Terrington, Whitley [parish of Kellington] and York

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PHOTOCOPY OF DEED RELATING TO MIDHOPE

(c1200)

Original is in Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Canada

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PHOTOCOPIES OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO BEVERLEY

(10th-15th century)

Collected in connection with study of Beverley Minster and its clergy.

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DEED RELATING TO TERRINGTON

4 Jun 1329

1. John de Latimer of Tyverington and William Barton' de Tyverington 2. Thomas de Barton', Edmund de Stavelat and Dom. High de Houvingham, chaplain, executors of the will of Dom. John de Barton' of F...

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PHOTOCOPY OF DOCUMENT RELATING TO KIRKSTALL ABBEY

(9 Sep 1366)

Acknowledgement of a debt by John of Hawkesworth, rector of Guisely and Walter Lord of Hawkesworth regarding tithes in Horsforth

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GRANT RELATING TO WHEATLEY [DONCASTER]

1294

St Benedict the Abbot [March 21] 1294[-5]. Grant by Richard son and heir of Thomas Fraunfre of Donecastre to Robert son of Henry Stirton' of the same, his heirs or assigns, for a sum of money given be...

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