1641 A petition was drawn up for a university in York but this was not sent out because of the outbreak of the Civil War
1647 Another petition was submitted by the city fathers to Parliament but it was not granted
1820s Debates about a university in York took place
1832 Durham University was founded, dashing York's hopes
1946 The Archbishop of York gave a sermon to the Company of Merchant Adventurers on 'The value of history', including a passage on the importance of universities and reasons why York was a suitable location
1947 An application was made by a group of local citizens to the University Grants Committee which was unsuccessful
1948 York Academic Trust (set up by the Civic Trust) established the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies and the Borthwick Institute
1959 An approach was made to the University Grants Committee
1960 Permission was granted and Lord James was appointed
1962 Interviews for the first cohort were held
1963 On 9 October, 230 students registered for courses in Economics, Politics, English, Education, History, and Mathematics
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