A History of Harrow School, 1324-1991

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Harrow School is the second most famous school in the English-speaking world. This book provides a modern history of the school, and, supported by a full academic apparatus of source references, it confronts the school's failings as well as its successes; its financial, educational, and sexual scandals as openly as its well-publicized eminence as the school of Byron, Churchill (and six other British prime ministers), and Nehru. Front Matter: Copyright Page Dedication Preface Plates Maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Head Masters of Harrow School Maps Introduction Part I: The Foundation, 1324–1615 1 Origins 2 Creation 3 Birth Part II: From Grammar School to Public School, 1615–1746 4 The Origins of a National Institution 5 The Restoration School, 1661–1691 6 Heirs and Graces, 1691–1746 Part III: The Ancien Régime, 1746–1844 7 The Classical School, 1746–1785 8 Eton Rules 9 A Glittering Scene: Joseph Drury and Byron’s Harrow, 1785–1805 10 Decadence and Change, 1805–1844 Part IV: Plenitude, 1844–1914 11 Charles John Vaughan, 1845–1859 12 Reform 13 The Cult of Harrow: Montagu Butler, Sentiment, and Success, 1860–1885 14 Imperial Harrow: The Origins of a Modern School, 1885–1914 Part V: Staying On, 1914–1991 15 Challenges Old and New: Politics, Governors, and Money in the Twentieth Century 16 Changing Identities, 1914–1991 17 Clouded Eminence: Teachers and Taught, 1914–1991 Conclusion End Matter: Select Bibliography Index