Eton College is a boys' boarding school in the town of Eton, near Windsor in Berkshire, founded by King Henry VI in 1440. It was originally set up as a charity school to give free education to seventy poor scholars, who would then go on to Henry's other new foundation, King's College, Cambridge. Over the centuries it became one of the most prestigious and expensive schools in Britain, educating many members of the aristocracy and political elite. About twenty British prime ministers, including Walpole, Pitt the Elder, Gladstone and Boris Johnson, studied there, as did Princes William and Harry. The school is known for traditions such as the Eton Wall Game and its distinctive dress.
Before and after
- from 1438 to 1552Khanate of Qazan
- from 1438 to 1533Inca Empire
- 1439Printing press
- 9 May 1439Birth of Pius III
- 1440Construction of Eton College
- from April 1440 to October 1440Siege of Belgrade
- from 1441 to 1783Crimean Khanate
- from 1441 to 1475Ottoman conquest of the southern coast of Crimea
- 1442Construction of Basilica of Santa Croce
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The era
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