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Eton was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as a grammar school and, after a stormy history which included a rebellion by pupils in 1783, became dominated by the sons of the aristocracy and the wealthy middle classes.
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It is famous for its alumni (known as Old Etonians) and the archaic traditions it maintains, including a uniform of fl tailcoat and waistcoat, false-collar and pin-striped trousers.
It is often suggested that the Duke of Wellington claimed "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton".
The credibility for this is believed by some to be dubious: Wellington briefly attended Eton, for which he had no great love, in the late 18th century, when the school had no playing fields or organised team sports, and the phrase was first recorded three years after the Duke's death.
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The school is famous for its alumni (known as Old Etonians) and the traditions it maintains, including a uniform of fl tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pin-striped trousers.
There are many Old Etonians in the Special Air Service (SAS) and several who went on to become famous scientists, writers or sportsmen.
Many of these are honoured with school buildings in their name, such as the Bishop William Waynflete or Roger Lupton, whose name is borne by the central tower which is perhaps the most famous image of the school.
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The school\'s Headmaster, Tony Little, MA, is a member of the Headmasters\' and Headmistresses\' Conference and the school is a member of the Eton Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom.
The school is famous for its alumni (known as Old Etonians) and the traditions it maintains, including a uniform of fl tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pinstriped trousers.
Many of these benefactors are honoured with school buildings in their name, such as the Bishop William Waynflete or Roger Lupton, whose name is borne by the central tower which is perhaps the most famous image of the school.
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However, in the fifth and sixth centuries the country was overrun by the pagan Anglo-Saxons.
Before the break with Papal authority in the 16th Century, the Church of England was an integral part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church.
Because it was necessary to belong to a residential college, and all the old colleges were for men only, the number of women students was severely limited by the smaller number of women's colleges until the 1960s, when the men's colleges began to go mixed.
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The school is a member of the Headmasters´ and Headmistresses´ Conference and of the Eton Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom.
The long-standing tradition that the present uniform was first worn as mourning for the death of George III is, although touching, unfounded, as "Eton dress" has undergone significant changes since its standardisation in the 19th century.
The school is popular with the British Royal Family – although Princes William and Harry of Wales are the only children of a British monarch ever to have attended – and has also produced nineteen British Prime Ministers.
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In the 19th Century the architect John Shaw Junior (1803-1870) became surveyor to Eton and designed new parts of the college which helped provide better accommodation for the pupils.
The authenticity of this dictum is believed by some to be dubious: Wellington briefly attended Eton, for which he had no great love, in the late 18th century, when the school had no playing fields or organised team sports, and the phrase was first recorded three years after the Duke's death.
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The school is famous for its alumnus (known as Old Etonians) and the traditions it maintains, including a uniform of fl tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pinstriped trousers.
The long-standing tradition that the present uniform was first worn as mourning for the death of George III of the United Kingdom is unfounded, as "Eton dress" has undergone significant changes since its standardisation in the 19th century.
Many of these benefactors are honoured with school buildings in their name, such as the William Waynflete or Roger Lupton, whose name is borne by the central tower which is perhaps the most famous image of the school.
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Image:EtonChapel20040214CopyrightKaihsuTai.png Eton College boards approximately 1,290 boys (25% from overseas) between the ages of 13 and 18 (roughly 250 in each year) at a cost of about £23,688 a year.
Much of Eton slang is the same as other public school slang (for example, calling the elder brother Major and the younger brother Minor).
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Traditionally Eton has been seen as a training ground for the British governing class, and it attracts great resentment among many British people, but it is now attempting to modernise and internationalise.
House Captains (the senior boy in each House) are entitled to wear a mottled grey waistcoat.
Originally (along with a top-hat and walking-cane) merely Etonian dress for formal occasions, it is still worn today for classes, which are referred to as "schools".
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The following famous old boys of Eton College were born in the 20th century.
Henry Chadwick (born 1920), Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford, 1959–1969, Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, 1969–1979, and Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1987–1993
Sir Nicholas Bayne (born 1937), ambassador to Zaire, 1983–1984, ambassador and Permanent United Kingdom Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1985–1988, and Deputy Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1988–1992
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The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned Public School (privately-funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI.
It is one of the most famous schools in the world [1].
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