Shrewsbury School

History

Shrewsbury School ("The Free School") was founded in 1552 by King Edward VI, and in 1571 was augmented by Queen Elizabeth I. In 1868 the school was named one of the nine ?great? schools of England (along with Charterhouse, Eton, Harrow, Merchant Taylors' Rugby, St Paul's, Westminster and Winchester) in the Public Schools Act passed by the British Parliament. Headmasters include Sir Thomas Ashton, Samuel Butler, Benjamin Hall Kennedy, C.A. Alington, and Sir Eric Anderson. Sir Thomas Ashton, the first headmaster, gave the school a classical and humanistic tone that has been retained, though sciences and other studies are now also prominent in the curriculum.

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1552 - King Edward VI - 1571 - Queen Elizabeth I - Charterhouse - Eton - Harrow - Merchant Taylors' - Rugby - St Paul's - Westminster - Winchester - Public Schools Act - Thomas Ashton - Samuel Butler - Benjamin Hall Kennedy - C.A. Alington - Eric Anderson

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Charles Darwin ????made the following quote about the school

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Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly classical, nothing else being taught, except a little ancient geography and history. The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank. (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1887)

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