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Public Schools Act, 1868 [1] Act of Parliament. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Long title. An Act to make further Provision for the good Government and Extension of certain Public Schools in England. Citation. 31 & 32 Vict. c. 118. Dates. Royal assent.
- An Act to make further Provision for the good Government and Extension of certain Public Schools in England.
- 31 & 32 Vict. c. 118
- 31 July 1868
- Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998
The Public Schools Act 1868 ( 31 & 32 Vict. c. 118) was enacted by the British Parliament to reform and regulate seven leading English boys' boarding schools, most of which had grown out of ancient charity schools for the education of a certain number of poor scholars, but were by then, as they are today, also educating many sons of the English ...
The commission sat until 1864, when its report was published with general recommendations on questions of curriculum and governance. The Clarendon Report gives a detailed picture of life in the nine schools. As a consequence of its publication, the Public Schools Act was passed in 1868.
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In February 1868 the Prime Minister, The Earl of Derby, received medical advice which told him that he could not fully recover from his illness whilst Premier. He therefore asked Benjamin Disraeli (who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time) if he was ready to be Premier. Disraeli said yes, telling his friends, "I have climbed to the top of th...
The beginning of Disraeli's second premiership coincided with a growing demand for the Ritualistic controversy in the Church of England to be settled by legislation. The Public Worship Regulation Bill passed its first and second readings without a division in the House of Lords and, with amendment, passed its third reading without division. After G...
Disraeli's preoccupation with foreign affairs and his long neglect of domestic issues cost him his prime ministership in the election in 1880. Gladstone vehemently attacked the foreign policy of Disraeli (now known as Lord Beaconsfield) as utterly immoral. Historian Paul Smithparaphrases the rhetorical tone which focused on attacking "Beaconsfieldi...
Aldous, Richard. The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli(2007)Blake, Robert. Disraeli(1966), a standard scholarly biographyEldridge, C. C. Disraeli and the Rise of a New Imperialism(1996)Ensor, R. C. K. England, 1870–1914 (1936), pp 30–65. online- The Earl of Beaconsfield
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The Public Schools Act 1868 was enacted by the British Parliament to reform and regulate seven leading English boys' boarding schools, most of which had grown out of ancient charity schools for the education of a certain number of poor scholars, but were by then, as they are today, also educating many sons of the English upper and upper-middle classes on a fee-paying basis. The preamble ...
Public school, in the United Kingdom, one of a relatively small group of institutions educating secondary-level students for a fee and independent of the state system as regards both endowment and administration. The term public school emerged in the 18th century when the reputation of certain.
The term "public school", for what are actually privately owned schools, is historical. It dates from the UK Public Schools Act 1868 which set the framework for seven leading English boys' schools, which were: Charterhouse School; Eton College; Harrow School; Rugby School; Shrewsbury School; Westminster School; Winchester College; To ...
