ዮርክ ውስጥ አንድ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ለ እቅዶች መጀመሪያ እንደ መጀመሪያ ሆኖ ታየ ቢሆንም 1617, እነርሱ እስኪመታ ከመምጣቱ በፊት ሦስት መቶ በላይ ይሆናል.
Though plans for a university in York first appeared as early as 1617, it would be over three centuries before they came to fruition.