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- The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. [ 1 ] The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.
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The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. [1] The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. [2]
- Terence Rattigan
- 1950
The Winslow Boy is by and large based on real-life events: the court case of George Archer-Shee, a naval cadet expelled for stealing a postal order. Similar to the play, Archer-Shee’s family went to great length and expense to clear his name, hiring the most respected barrister of the day, Sir Edward Carson.
It is 1912, and fourteen-year-old Ronnie Winslow has just arrived home after being expelled by Osborne Naval College for allegedly stealing a postal order from a fellow student. He reveals himself to Violet , the Winslows’ housemaid, and seems incredibly frightened.
The Winslow Boy is based on the real-life expulsion of George Archer-Shee from the Royal Naval College at Osborne in 1908, and the sensational legal proceedings that followed. The play opens as Ronnie Winslow arrives home.
The Winslow Boy is based on the real-life case of George Archer-Shee, which gained considerable publicity in England when it was tried in the High Court in 1910.
The story's set in South Kensington, in 1914-1918. Rattingan gives a detailed introduction of the main characters' lives, namely the Winslow family.
Mar 25, 2013 · Based on the real-life case of George Archer-Shee, Terrence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy tells the story of 13-year-old Ronnie Winslow, who is expelled from his elite naval college on suspicion of stealing a five shilling postal cheque.
