Drawing on material on the reign of Henry VI, Tim Card - author of Eton Renewed, a history of Eton from 1860-1990 - offers a different view of the foundation from previous histories. King Henry VI intended Eton to be a glorious religious foundation, but after the disasters of his reign and the troubled period of the English Reformation, Eton, by the time of Elizabeth I, had become essentially a school.
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Drawing on material on the reign of Henry VI, Tim Card - author of Eton Renewed, a history of Eton from 1860-1990 - offers a different view of the foundation from previous histories. King Henry VI intended Eton to be a glorious religious foundation, but after the disasters of his reign and the troubled period of the English Reformation, Eton, by the time of Elizabeth I, had become essentially a school.
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Near Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Book. 9780719560521. Europe / Great Britain. Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by archival Mylar cover. x, 212 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. Corners sharp; no shelfwear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 212 pages. Item Type: Book. Unclipped DJ in Near Fine condition, showing only minor wear at the head of the spine and top of the back panel. The only defect is a black smudge about 1/2" long on the bottom page edge. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Europe / Great Britain; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 0719560527. ISBN/EAN: 9780719560521. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 991.