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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.
- Our Founder
At the age of forty-seven, Alleyn bought the manorial estate...
- The Archives
The Dulwich College Archive exists to collect, catalogue,...
- 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...
- Timeline
James Allen, who was appointed Master of Dulwich College in...
- 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.
Jun 7, 2023 · Dulwich College was founded by Edward Alleyn on 21 June, 1619 with letters patent from King James I. An actor linked to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and an entrepreneur in the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, Alleyn was a colourful and famous figure of his days.
Dulwich College, our founding school, was founded by Edward Alleyn on 21 June 1619 with letters patent from King James I. This historical document, affixed with the Great Seal of England, still survives.
James Allen, who was appointed Master of Dulwich College in 1721, had been associated with the College since 1712 when he was appointed Warden. He was athletic, over 6’ tall and good at skating and jumping, but most of all 'humane'.
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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Dulwich College was founded by Edward Alleyn on 21 June 1619 with letters patent from King James I. This historical document, affixed with the Great Seal of England, still survives.