URI(s)
Variants
- King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor
- Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Descriptor
- Public schools
Associated Locale
- England
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Boys--Education
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Sources
- found: Eton College www home page, 31 July 2020(In 1440 Henry VI founded 'The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor')
- found: Hussey, C.Eton College, 1952.
- found: Information from 678 converted Dec. 19, 2014(Foundation charter dated Oct. 11, 1440)
- found: Wikipedia, August 1, 2023(Eton College is a public school 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). Eton is one of only three public schools--along with Harrow (1572) and Radley (1847)--to have retained the boys-only, boarding-only tradition, which means that its boys live at the school seven days a week) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College
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Change Notes
- 1981-02-17: new
- 2023-08-02: revised
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