Winchester College
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Winchester College is an English public school for pupils aged 13–18 in Winchester, Hampshire. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 as a feeder school for New College, Oxford, and has operated
The school seen from Winchester Cathedral
King Richard II's founding charter for Winchester College, 1382
Medieval architecture: Chamber Court, 1394, looking through Middle Gate to Outer Court and Outer Gate
Hall and Chapel, 1394
Eton College
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Eton College is an English public school providing education for boys aged 13–18, located in Eton, Berkshire. The school was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde
Winchester College
…to boys aged 12–18, as universities would accept students within this age range. These features, including the double foundation, formed the model for Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, some 50 years later. Eton and Winchester formed a close partnership at that time. At first only a small number of pupils…
Aerial view of Eton College from the north
A statue of Henry VI in the school yard
The College Chapel
A 1690 engraving of Eton College by David Loggan