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3 de may. de 2024 · 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
19 de abr. de 2024 · Winchester College, one of the oldest of the great public schools of England, in Winchester, Hampshire. Its formal name, St. Mary College of Winchester near Winchester, dates from 1382, when it was founded by Bishop William of Wykeham ( q.v.) to prepare boys for his New College, Oxford, known as St. Mary College of Winchester in Oxford.
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16 de abr. de 2024 · William of Wykeham was an English prelate and statesman, the founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford. Wykeham evidently came from a very poor family. Wealthy patrons helped him obtain an education, and about 1356 he entered the service of King Edward III.
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Hace 4 días · He next enrolled at Winchester College and explained that "I did not take advantage of my tenure [there]. My classmates went on to Oxford and Cambridge , but I was not academically inclined. When I applied myself, which was not often, I stood first.
15 de abr. de 2024 · William of Waynflete was an English lord chancellor and bishop of Winchester who founded Magdalen College of the University of Oxford. Little is known of his early years, but he evidently earned a reputation as a scholar before becoming master of Winchester College in 1429.
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Hace 4 días · The remarkable and moving book is available from Winchester College Society, 73 Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PE, at a price of £50. To purchase a copy of A Noble Company to be delivered, at £54.95 (including UK p&p), please email 1938sunnyside@gmail.com using the subject heading 'A Noble Company' (no further information required), or telephone 0117 9636699.
2 de may. de 2024 · Stories from War Cloister is a special podcast series to mark the centenary of Winchester College's War Cloister. The series can also be found in your preferred podcast app, so please subscribe to get each episode as soon as it is released.
