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From: A Dictionary of British History
Date: 20040101
Author:JOHN CANNON
public schools
During the Middle Ages, the grammar school provided education for poor scholars intended for the church and for the sons of noblemen. This included such schools as Eton and Winchester . By the 18th cent. a number of ‘Great Schools’ had emerged, including Harrow , Rugby , Sherborne, and Canterbury. Other changes during the early 19th cent. stimulated the demand for public schools. Reforms in public schools were introduced by heads such as Samuel Butler at Shrewsbury (1793–1836), and Dr Thomas Arnold at Rugby (1828–42), who were clerics. The ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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