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Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as “Kynge’s College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore”. Henry wanted his subjects to have the opportunities of gaining knowledge that he had enjoyed, and he made provision for 70 poor boys, known as King’s Scholars, to be housed and educated at Eton free of charge.
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 six times (in 1441, 1444, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1451, 1452) and having its statutes transcribed.
5 days ago · 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.
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Eton College, a boys' boarding school in the town of Windsor on the western edge of London, has captured the British imagination in films, books and TV for decades. Why should this be?
Eton College was to be the pinnacle of learning, and to enable this, Henry VI ordered that no other grammar school was to be founded in Windsor or within a ten-mile radius.
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.
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Founded by Henry VI with the title ‘The College of the Blessed Mary of Eton beside Windsor’ in 1440, it was modelled on Winchester and New College, Oxford, set up by William of Wykeham.