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Sir Roger Cholmeley (c. 1485 – 21 June 1565) was Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench from 1552 to 1553. From 1535 to 1545 he was Recorder of London and served in the House of Commons. He is possibly best remembered for his endowment to found a free grammar school, Highgate School, at London.
Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is a co-educational, fee-charging, private day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate Pre-Preparatory School (ages 4–8), Highgate junior school (ages 8–11) and the senior school (11+) – which ...
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History. Sir Roger Cholmeley’s School at Highgate – to give us our full name – was founded in 1565. 1565. 29 January 1565 – Queen Elizabeth I grants letters patent to her ‘well beloved and faithful subject’, Sir Roger Cholmeley, to found a grammar school ‘for the most liberal education and instruction of the boys and young men’ around Highgate.
Sir Roger Cholmeley (c. 1485 – 21 June 1565) was Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench from 1552 to 1553. From 1535 to 1545 he was Recorder of London and served in the House of Commons. He is possibly best remembered for his endowment to found a free grammar school, Highgate School, at London. Contents. 1 Background and early life.
Loyal to the Crown – The Extraordinary Life of Sir Roger Cholmeley. By Benjamin Dabby. Roger Cholmeley was one of the greatest legal minds of his generation, and his. success brought him to the personal attention of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII. himself, who brought him into the heart of Tudor government.
Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (commonly referred to as Highgate School) is a private school in Highgate in North London, England. It was started as a charity called the Free Grammar School in 1565 by Sir Roger Cholmeley .
