LC control no. | n 50079557 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Eton College |
Variant(s) | King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore |
Other standard no. | Q192088 157729206 000000012112764X |
Beginning date | 1440 |
Associated country | England Great Britain |
Located | Eton (England) |
Field of activity | Boys--Education |
Found in | Eton College www home page, 31 July 2020 (In 1440 Henry VI founded 'The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor') Hussey, C. Eton College, 1952. Information from 678 converted Dec. 19, 2014 (Foundation charter dated Oct. 11, 1440) Wikipedia, August 1, 2023 (Eton College is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore, making it the 18th-oldest school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Eton is one of only three public schools--along with Harrow (1572) and Radley (1847)--to have retained the boys-only, boarding-only tradition, which means that its boys live at the school seven days a week) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College> |
Associated language | eng |