Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. • 

     faz.net

     • Eton College (/ ˈiːtən / ⓘ) is a public school (fee-charging and boarding for secondary school age boys) in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore, making it the 18th-oldest school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).
     en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eton_College

     Eton College - Wikipedia

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eton_CollegeEton College - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eton_College

   • Cached

   Eton College (/ ˈ iː t ən / ⓘ) is a public school (fee-charging and boarding for secondary school age boys) in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore , [4] [5] making it the 18th-oldest school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).

   • Established: 1440; 583 years ago
   • Founder: Henry VI

   • Houses: 25
   • Motto: Latin: Floreat Etona, (May Eton Flourish)

3. www.britannica.com › topic › Eton-CollegeEton College | Private, Elite, Prestigious | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › topic › Eton-College

   • Cached

   Eton College, boarding school near Windsor, Berkshire, one of England’s largest independent secondary schools and one of the highest in prestige. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41 for 70 highly qualified boys who received scholarships from a fund endowed by the king.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

4. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe school that rules Britain - BBC

   www.bbc.com › culture › article

   The school that rules Britain. 13 April 2021. By John Self,Features correspondent. Getty. Eton pupils (Credit: Getty) A new memoir recalls life at Eton College – the school for the country's...

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

5. www.nytimes.com › 2023/07/06 › worldEton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain

   www.nytimes.com › 2023/07/06 › world

   Jul 6, 2023 · Eton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain The youngest headmaster in the history of the English boarding school that has educated the British elite for centuries tries to...

   • Author: Emma Bubola

6. www.theguardian.com › education › 2012Eton: why the old boys' network still flourishes | Private ...

   www.theguardian.com › education › 2012

   • Cached

   Nov 13, 2012 · Reading the long, hypnotic index of Eton eminences, back to the college's foundation in the 15th century, British public life begins to seem little more than Eton – a school of 1,300 13- to 18 ...

   • Author: Andy Beckett

7. People also ask

   Is Eton College Britain's most famous school?

   • Eton pupils (Credit: Getty) A new memoir recalls life at Eton College – the school for the country's most powerful and privileged. John Self looks at how it has captured writers' imaginations for decades. A few miles down the road from Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, lies Britain's most famous school.

   The school that rules Britain - BBC

   www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210413-the-school-that-rules-britain

   See all results for this question

   Is Eton the oldest private school in Britain?

   • Eton is hardly the oldest British private school – one of its main rivals, Westminster, was founded in 1179. According to Fraser, "Etonmania", like so many supposedly eternal British traditions, only started in the reign of Queen Victoria. From the 1860s to the early 1960s, the school enjoyed a golden age of power and prestige.

   Eton: why the old boys' network still flourishes

   www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/13/eton-old-boys-network-flourishes

   See all results for this question

   Is Eton a private school?

   • But otherwise, for much of the long school day, there is an uncanny hush. As you approach the college, there is no grand announcement of Eton's existence, just small, hand-painted signs, white lettering on black, indicating that an increasing number of the courtyards, alleyways and driveways branching off the High Street are private property.

   Eton: why the old boys' network still flourishes

   www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/13/eton-old-boys-network-flourishes

   See all results for this question

   Who founded Eton College?

   • Eton College was founded by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, founded by the same king in 1441. Henry used Winchester College as a model, visiting at least 6 times (in 1441, 1444, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1451, 1452) and having its statutes transcribed.

   Eton College - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College

   See all results for this question

8. www.economist.com › 1843/2016/08 › 16Eton and the making of a modern elite - The Economist

   www.economist.com › 1843/2016/08 › 16

   • Cached

   Aug 16, 2016 · Visiting Eton this spring, I spent an hour in College Library, watching the school’s Arabic master show three 16-year-old Palestinians some medieval manuscripts that the school had recently ...

9. collections.etoncollege.com › education-educationEducation, Education, Education: 500 Years of Learning at ...

   collections.etoncollege.com › education-education

   • Cached

   Aug 28, 2020 · Henry VI founded Eton College in 1440 for “25 poor and indigent scholars to learn grammar”. He wanted his subjects to have the opportunities of acquiring knowledge that he had enjoyed, and named William Stokke and Richard Cokkes as the first two boys to have a place. Classical education in England in the 15 th century was in decline and ...