How old are the boys at Eton College?
Reading the long, hypnotic index of Eton eminences, back to the college’s foundation in the 15th century, British public life begins to seem little more than Eton – a school of 1,300 13- to 18-year-old boys – talking to itself.
When did Eton College breach the Competition Act?
In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country’s leading independent schools found to have breached the Competition Act 1998 (see Eton College controversies ). In 2011, plans to attack Eton were found on the body of a senior al-Qaeda leader shot dead in Somalia.
Who is the former headmaster of Eton College?
Eton College’s headmaster today called a former teacher a ‘skilful and deceitful manipulator’ after a judge found the disgraced staff member guilty of sexually abusing boys. Simon Henderson, the headmaster at Eton College, paid tribute to the ‘extraordinary courage and dignity’ shown by the victims of Matthew Mowbray, of Locks Heath, Southampton.
When did Eton College build the nuclear bunker?
In 1959, the college constructed a nuclear bunker to house the college’s provost and fellows. The facility is now used for storage. In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country’s leading independent schools found to have breached the Competition Act 1998 (see Eton College controversies ).
In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country’s leading independent schools found to have breached the Competition Act 1998 (see Eton College controversies ). In 2011, plans to attack Eton were found on the body of a senior al-Qaeda leader shot dead in Somalia.
Who are the members of the old Eton Rowing Club?
Eton has also won the Ladies’ Challenge Plate 24 times and the Visitors’ Challenge Cup once. Former pupils known as Old Etonians have their own rowing club called the Eton Vikings Club and include Matthew Pinsent, Constantine Louloudis and Ed Coode.
Why was the Clarendon Commission set up at Eton?
Following complaints about the finances, buildings and management of Eton, the Clarendon Commission was set up in 1861 as a royal commission to investigate the state of nine schools in England, including Eton.
In 1959, the college constructed a nuclear bunker to house the college’s provost and fellows. The facility is now used for storage. In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country’s leading independent schools found to have breached the Competition Act 1998 (see Eton College controversies ).
