Eton College
Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British independent school for boys. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI.[1][2] The school was founded as the King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor.
Eton College is located in Eton, near Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is north of Windsor Castle. The school is one of the original nine English "public schools" as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868.
The school's Headmaster, Anthony Little MA, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is a member of the Eton Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom. It has a very long list of well known former pupils. This list includes eighteen former British Prime Ministers. Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen". It is often described as the most famous public school in the world.
[change] References
- ↑ "Visits to Eton". Eton College. http://www.etoncollege.com/VisitsToEton.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ↑ Bird, Steve (2005-07-05). "Prince's art teacher at Eton unfairly sacked". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article540488.ece. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
[change] Other websites
This short article about the United Kingdom can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
