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History. Dulwich College was founded by Edward Alleyn on June 21st 1619, with letters patent from King James I. This magnificent document with the Great Seal of England still survives. Alleyn was an actor and an entrepreneur in the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, a colourful and famous figure of his day.
- Our Founder
At the age of forty-seven, Alleyn bought the manorial estate...
- The Archives
We also own the Reading collection of manuscript music of...
- The James Caird
The James Caird Society, a registered charity, was...
- The Fallen of The Great War
Over 530 Old Alleynians died in the First World War. Their...
- Old Alleynians
In honour of the founder, Edward Alleyn, former pupils of...
- Folio400
The First Folio is one of the great wonders of the literary...
- Our Founder
Dulwich College is a 2–18 private, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars. It began to grow into a large school from 1857 and took its current form in ...
Reconstituted by an Act of Parliament as a school mostly for fee-payers in 1856, and soon outdoing famous ‘Public Schools’, Dulwich College continues with Scholarships to commemorate the noble aspirations of its founder, Edward Alleyn.
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Discover the rich Dulwich College history and the story of our origins dating back to 1619. Learn about our heritage and traditions that continue to inspire us.