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title: King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon

text: Cross, the School can trace its origins to May 1295, when in the Register of Deacons of the Diocese of Worcester there is the record of the ordination of Richard as rector scholarum, to teach the basics of learning the alphabet, psalters, and religious rites to boys. A schoolroom, schoolhouse and payment of £20 per annum for a master was one of the provisions of King Edward VI's charter which established Stratford-upon-Avon as a borough in June, 1553. The school was re-founded as one of King Edward's schools nine days before the young king died of tuberculosis and is believed

title: King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

text: Group. The group includes the grammar schools King Edward VI Aston School, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI Five Ways School and King Edward VI Handsworth School. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Sheldon area

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: white and red shield, representing growth and a rich educational harvest while linking to Lincolnshire's rural and agricultural heritage. Above the corn sheaves are the words King Edward VI and below is the word Spilsby. King Edward VI Academy King Edward VI Academy (formerly King Edward VI Humanities College), is a coeducational bi-lateral secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen. The bi-lateral status is not common, with less than five such schools remaining in England and Wales, but effectively means that any local children who

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: King Edward VI Academy King Edward VI Academy (formerly King Edward VI Humanities College), is a coeducational bi-lateral secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen. The bi-lateral status is not common, with less than five such schools remaining in England and Wales, but effectively means that any local children who pass the Lincolnshire 11-plus examination and select King Edward VI Humanities College will receive a grammar school education, but the school also accepts children who have not passed the 11-plus and they will instead receive

title: King Edward VI College, Nuneaton

text: King Edward VI College, Nuneaton King Edward VI College is a sixth form college located in Nuneaton, England, in Warwickshire. Currently, it teaches subjects in preparation for AS and A-level Examinations, for students generally aged sixteen to eighteen. The college presently accommodates approximately 1100 students from Warwickshire, West Midlands and neighbouring counties. King Edward VI Grammar School came into being on 11 May 1552 as a grammar school, following the grant of a royal charter by King Edward VI. The school was originally a fee paying school, although the county council provided some scholarships, and became non-fee paying as a

title: King Edward VI Handsworth School

text: King Edward VI Handsworth School King Edward VI Handsworth School is a state grammar school for girls aged 11–18 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The school was founded in 1883 as King Edwards Aston on the site where its brother school, King Edward VI Aston School, remains to this day. In 2014 there were 801 girls on roll. The school has been noted for being the top school in Birmingham as well as one of the top state schools of the United Kingdom. In 2013,

title: King Edward VI Aston School

text: King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Aston School is a selective, all-boys grammar school and specialist sports college. The school, designed by Birmingham architect J.A. Chatwin, opened in 1883 and is still, with additional buildings, located on its original site, in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. The school is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, which runs seven schools in Birmingham. Currently, Aston has 876 boys. The King Edward VI Aston Grammar School was opened in 1883. In 1911, the girls' school moved out to a new building in Handsworth and merged

title: King Edward VI High School, Stafford

text: Road. The old girls' school buildings on The Oval also remained in education hands, later becoming an art college before being converted into residential apartments. King Edward VI High School, Stafford King Edward VI High School, is a mixed secondary school located in the Highfields area of Stafford, England. The school has a sixth form, which forms part of the Stafford Collegiate. It is a comprehensive state school admitting boys and girls from ages 11–18. The school was formed in 1977 following the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School. King Edward VI High

title: King Edward VI High School, Stafford

text: King Edward VI High School, Stafford King Edward VI High School, is a mixed secondary school located in the Highfields area of Stafford, England. The school has a sixth form, which forms part of the Stafford Collegiate. It is a comprehensive state school admitting boys and girls from ages 11–18. The school was formed in 1977 following the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School. King Edward VI High School is administered by the Staffordshire County Council Education Committee. It serves mainly the west of Stafford to the Shropshire border, and admits students aged

title: King Edward VI School, Southampton

text: edge of Southampton, where there is a water based astro pitch, along with netball courts, tennis courts, and a large number of grass pitches. King Edward VI School, Southampton King Edward VI School (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational independent or public school founded in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 1553. The school was founded at the request of William Capon, who bequeathed money in his will for a grammar school for the poor. King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter in 1553 and the school opened in 1554. King Edward's became an independent school

title: King Edward VI School, Southampton

text: King Edward VI School, Southampton King Edward VI School (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational independent or public school founded in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 1553. The school was founded at the request of William Capon, who bequeathed money in his will for a grammar school for the poor. King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter in 1553 and the school opened in 1554. King Edward's became an independent school in 1978 and accepted girls into the sixth form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994. It is a member of

title: King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

text: King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Sheldon area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Previously known as Sheldon Heath School, the school gained specialist status as an Arts College and was renamed Sheldon Heath Community Arts College. In September 2010 the school converted to academy status and was renamed King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. The school moved into a new building in 2013. It is a non-selective school which is sponsored by the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham

title: King Edward VI Community College

text: no longer the principal of this school. King Edward VI Community College King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) is a state comprehensive school in Totnes, Devon, England. It is located in the Dart Valley on the A385 Ashburton Road and serves Totnes and the surrounding area. It has a large campus with 1,700 students, 400 of whom are at the Kennicott Sixth Form centre adjoining the main site. The school was founded in 1966 as the King Edward VI Comprehensive School on the sites of both the former Redworth Secondary Modern and its neighbour, the Totnes High School for Girls.

title: King Edward VI Community College

text: King Edward VI Community College King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) is a state comprehensive school in Totnes, Devon, England. It is located in the Dart Valley on the A385 Ashburton Road and serves Totnes and the surrounding area. It has a large campus with 1,700 students, 400 of whom are at the Kennicott Sixth Form centre adjoining the main site. The school was founded in 1966 as the King Edward VI Comprehensive School on the sites of both the former Redworth Secondary Modern and its neighbour, the Totnes High School for Girls. The new comprehensive school was named after

title: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

text: lab. Previously a foundation school administered by Lincolnshire County Council, King Edward VI Grammar School converted to academy status in September 2015. However the school continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for admissions. Pupils pass the 11-plus examination to attend the school, and many come from satellite villages surrounding it. King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth King Edward VI Grammar School (sometimes abbreviated to KEVIGS or KEVIS) is a grammar school located in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. As early as the 8th century schooling was available at Louth, but the oldest reference to a school is in a passage by

title: King Edward VI Five Ways School

text: to stay on the next year, and timetable and staffing constraints. Notable alumni include: King Edward VI Five Ways School King Edward VI Five Ways (KEFW) is a co-educational state grammar school for ages 11–18 in Bartley Green, near Halesowen, England. One of the seven establishments of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, it is a voluntary aided school, with admission by selective examination. The name was retained when it moved from its previous location at Five Ways, at the western edge of Birmingham city centre, in 1958. It was first in the school league tables in

title: King Edward VI Five Ways School

text: King Edward VI Five Ways School King Edward VI Five Ways (KEFW) is a co-educational state grammar school for ages 11–18 in Bartley Green, near Halesowen, England. One of the seven establishments of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, it is a voluntary aided school, with admission by selective examination. The name was retained when it moved from its previous location at Five Ways, at the western edge of Birmingham city centre, in 1958. It was first in the school league tables in 2007. Currently the school has around 1000 pupils in attendance amongst the lower school

title: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

text: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school with academy status located in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 — from Year 7 to 11 the pupils are exclusively male, although it becomes mixed in the sixth form (years 12 and 13). The current headteacher is Tom Carter, who was appointed in the autumn of 2014 after Tom Sherrington left in August 2014. KEGS was one of many grammar schools founded by Edward VI. Its current form resulted from a

title: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

text: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham for students aged 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Year 13), renowned for consistently achieving top positions in national performance tables of examination results. It is one of the 7 schools in Birmingham that are part of the King Edward VI Foundation. It shares a campus with King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, and in 1958 both schools moved from their original location in central Birmingham to the Vicarage Road in the Birmingham suburb

title: King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds

text: King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds King Edward VI School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The school in its present form was created in 1972 by the merging of King Edward VI Grammar School, with the Silver Jubilee Girls School and the Silver Jubilee Boys School. The school occupies the site of the former Silver Jubilee schools in Grove Road Bury St Edmunds. King Edward VI School was founded about 1550 and has occupied a number of sites in the town prior to moving to the current location in 1972. It is

title: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth

text: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth King Edward VI School, Morpeth is a voluntary controlled academy school located in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. It was established by a royal charter as Morpeth Grammar School and later as King Edward VI Grammar School. The school became a comprehensive school in the 1970s and became an academy in December 2011. It is locally known as "KEVI" or simply "King Edward's". In 2011, the school became part of The 3 Rivers Learning Trust. The refoundation of the school, in 1552, 1952 is frequently associated with William Turner (c. 1508–1568), nonconformist divine. He is known

title: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

text: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth King Edward VI Grammar School (sometimes abbreviated to KEVIGS or KEVIS) is a grammar school located in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. As early as the 8th century schooling was available at Louth, but the oldest reference to a school is in a passage by Simon De Luda, the town's schoolmaster, in 1276. The dissolution of the monasteries in 1548 placed the future of education in Louth at risk. Leading figures in the local community petitioned the King, Edward VI, to secure the school's future, and on 21 September 1551 the school was given a plot

title: King Edward VI College, Nuneaton

text: series across a range of subjects. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics student win Olympiad Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals every year. The college achieved an overall grade 2 (good), in its most recent OFSTED inspection in May 2015. The college offers higher level students from local secondary schools the opportunity to undertake additional AS/A level courses. King Edward VI College, Nuneaton King Edward VI College is a sixth form college located in Nuneaton, England, in Warwickshire. Currently, it teaches subjects in preparation for AS and A-level Examinations, for students generally aged sixteen to eighteen. The college presently accommodates approximately 1100

title: King Edward VI School, Lichfield

text: King Edward VI School, Lichfield King Edward VI School, Lichfield, is a co-educational comprehensive school near the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The school is a co-educational comprehensive school maintained by Staffordshire Education Authority and admits pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7), with most electing to continue their education into the Sixth Form, leaving at 18 (Year 13). In the main school (Years 7–11), the published admissions number is 214 pupils for each year group. In total there are in excess of 1400 pupils on roll. In 1995, the school celebrated its 500th anniversary, its

title: King Edward VI College, Stourbridge

text: King Edward VI College, Stourbridge King Edward VI College is a selective state sixth form college, located in Stourbridge, England, in the West Midlands area. It is situated in the centre of Stourbridge, to the north of the town centre, on the side of the ring road (A491).In 2017, the college was listed as 'good' following an inspection by Ofsted. The college's motto is the same motto as that of the Order of the Garter. Translated from Old French it meant "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it". The original school was founded on 21 May 1430 and

title: King Edward VI Handsworth School

text: wear a single ring. No jewellery is allowed apart from one pair of stud earrings of a silver or gold colour and a watch. Make up is not permitted. A society for alumni, the Handsworth Old Edwardians' Society (HOES), has been running since the turn of the 20th century. The society holds meetings for former pupils of all ages three times a year at the school. King Edward VI Handsworth School King Edward VI Handsworth School is a state grammar school for girls aged 11–18 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the

title: Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI

text: in Birmingham meet for a service to commemorate the founding of the King Edward VI Foundation. This is not principally because it was where the idea of the original school was founded, but because it was the only place locally that could suitably hold the representatives from each school. At this service, pupils read from The Bible, sing hymns, and are told the story of the creation of the Foundation. Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI The Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates two independent schools, five voluntary

title: King Edward VI School, Lichfield

text: to provide a forum for the discussion by students' representatives of issues raised by students or staff and which affect the life of the school. It gets good results at GCSE and A-level. The A-level results are consistently amongst the top schools in Staffordshire. King Edward VI School, Lichfield King Edward VI School, Lichfield, is a co-educational comprehensive school near the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The school is a co-educational comprehensive school maintained by Staffordshire Education Authority and admits pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7), with most electing to continue their education into the

title: King Edward VI High School for Girls

text: Climbing and Cross Country clubs add to the already large range of outdoors activities on offer. Activities on offer during the course of the year are: King Edward VI High School for Girls King Edward VI High School for Girls "(KEHS)" () is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and occupies the same site as, and is twinned with, King Edward's School (KES; boys school). KEHS was founded in 1883 and occupied part of the 1838 (Charles Barry, architect) New Street boys' school.

title: King Edward VI High School for Girls

text: King Edward VI High School for Girls King Edward VI High School for Girls "(KEHS)" () is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and occupies the same site as, and is twinned with, King Edward's School (KES; boys school). KEHS was founded in 1883 and occupied part of the 1838 (Charles Barry, architect) New Street boys' school. In 1887, when the adjacent Hen & Chickens Hotel was known to be closing the governors considered acquiring it. In 1888, KEHS moved to the recently

title: King Edward VI Aston School

text: "The Record" is the school magazine. It is published annually and highlights key events of the school year. Volume II can be traced back to 1910. It has changed a lot since then and is now in full colour. King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Aston School is a selective, all-boys grammar school and specialist sports college. The school, designed by Birmingham architect J.A. Chatwin, opened in 1883 and is still, with additional buildings, located on its original site, in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. The school is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King

title: King Edward VI High School, Stafford

text: grammar school for girls and was based at The Oval, just off the Lichfield Road, with some accommodation for students at The Hough Cottage (now an Italian restaurant). The school later moved to a new site off West Way, close to Stafford Castle; the modern home of King Edward VI High School. In 1977 King Edward VI Grammar School and Stafford Girls' High School were amalgamated to create a comprehensive off West Way. The two schools merged in September 1976, with King Edwards VI Boys Grammar vacating their site to move to the Stafford Girls' High School site off Newport

text: Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI The Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates two independent schools, five voluntary aided selective state schools in Birmingham, England and one academy. Registered under the name The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham as a charity in November 1963, in 2006–7 it had a gross income of approximately £16.4 million, much of which is derived from extensive land holdings in the centre of Birmingham. The beneficiary schools are as follows: On 28 October 1382, a chantry to say masses for the

title: King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds

text: believed there was a school in Bury St Edmunds from the 10th century. In 903 the body of King Edmund was laid in the priests' college, of which the school was a part. King Canute established a Benedictine Monastery in Bury, and paid from the royal purse for boys of promise, even freed sons of slaves, to attend school. In 1550 lands were given to provide funds for a ""scole ther to be founded by the kinges Maiestie in the like manner as the school at Sherbourne"". King Edward VI School is, therefore, the second King Edward VI School in

title: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth

text: 9 students take part in a commemoration service in St. James's Church which sits at the bottom of Collingwood Lane. It is intended to give students a short history of the school and introduce them to the school's values and ideals. The service consists of a number of short readings from staff and students, accompanied by songs from the school choir. The school arms are: Argent masoned gules, a tower triple-turreted within a bordure of the second charged with eight martlets of the first. The King Edward VI School, Morpeth King Edward VI School, Morpeth is a voluntary controlled academy

text: King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon The Grammar School of King Edward VI at Stratford-upon-Avon (commonly referred to as King Edward VI School or shortened to K.E.S.) is a grammar school and academy in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, traditionally for boys only. However, since September 2013 the school has admitted girls into the Sixth Form. It is almost certain that William Shakespeare attended this school, leading to the school describing itself as "Shakespeare's School". There has been an educational facility at the current site of the school since at least the early thirteenth century - established by the Guild of the Holy

title: King Edward VI School, Southampton

text: the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a registered charity. The school roll is approximately 950 pupils. King Edward's was founded in 1553 when King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter for a school to be built out of the proceeds of the will of William Capon, who had died in 1550 and bequeathed money for a grammar school for the poor. The school opened in 1554; it became an independent school in 1978, and accepted girls into the sixth form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994. It is a member of the Headmasters' and

text: 'SortieOuest'. http://www.kes.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Sixth-Form-Open-Evening-2012-Pack-FINAL.pdf King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon The Grammar School of King Edward VI at Stratford-upon-Avon (commonly referred to as King Edward VI School or shortened to K.E.S.) is a grammar school and academy in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, traditionally for boys only. However, since September 2013 the school has admitted girls into the Sixth Form. It is almost certain that William Shakespeare attended this school, leading to the school describing itself as "Shakespeare's School". There has been an educational facility at the current site of the school since at least the early thirteenth century - established by the Guild of

title: King Edward VI College, Nuneaton

text: college media (e.g. the college newspaper, radio station and film-making club) and a variety of clubs/societies. The King Edward VI College Alumni Association was launched in May 2011 by former students Vicky Fowler and Mohsin Shah. The association is open to all former college students and staff members. It aims to organise social and network events for former students of the college, provide careers advice support for current students and promote the work of King Edward VI College within the local community. The college offers 45 AS and A level courses, and an additional a range of GCSE and BTEC

title: King Edward VI College, Stourbridge

text: subjects to study in the first year, Year 12. At the end of Year 12, students who studied 3 subjects carry all of these through to the second year, Year 13, whilst most students studying 4 subjects in Year 12 drop a subject. Students following a 3 subject programme have more time for enrichment activities and time to focus on the chosen courses in depth, whilst those students studying 4 subjects have flexibility when deciding which subject to drop. These are the courses taught at Kings Edward's, as of September 2016. King Edward VI College, Stourbridge King Edward VI College

title: King Edward VI Handsworth School

text: the school was placed as the 3rd best school in the country by the school's guide, beating all the other schools in the West Midlands and the other schools who are part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The school was originally three separate schools: Aston (Girls section), Summer Hill, and Bath Row in the King Edward VI Foundation. On 14 September 1911 the three were merged and the Head Mistress of Aston – Miss Nimmo – became the new Head. When the school first opened, and for many years afterwards, girls were not permitted to

text: where topical medical issues are discussed. The KEGS Economics Journal is another of the school's student-led newspapers. They feature articles on a wide variety of national and international economic and political affairs. King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school with academy status located in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 — from Year 7 to 11 the pupils are exclusively male, although it becomes mixed in the sixth form (years 12 and 13). The current headteacher is Tom Carter,

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: Edward VI Academy. The school is now sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust. The long standing Spilsby Grammar School Foundation charitable trust continues to fund elements of the school's annual costs including certain capital costs. A new foundation charter had been agreed with the Charity Commission in 1990 and assets including several valuable parcels of local land were realised to bolster the foundation's cash assets. Specific interests of the trust are: In September 2005 the school achieved specialist school status as a Humanities College and renamed yet again, this time to King Edward VI Humanities College. The additional funding

title: King Edward VI College, Nuneaton

text: result of the education act of 1944. The voluntary aided school had around 400 boys in the 1960s. In 1974 the grammar school closed and was re-established as King Edward VI College. The oldest surviving school building located in the grounds of the St. Nicholas Church dates from 1595, was rebuilt in 1696 and was used as a school until 1880. In 1880, the grammar school was relocated to the current site on King Edward Road, the other side of the church yard. The new building was built in a Tudor style by the architect C.C. Rolfe. The college was

title: King Edward VI High School, Stafford

text: Paul’s, St. Leonard’s and Cooper Perry. The school was formed by merging the long established selective schools, King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School, in 1977. The selective element was removed in order to create the comprehensive school taking pupils of all abilities. The premises of the Girls’ High School were enlarged and the school was based there. The closure of the old grammar school led to the creation of the independent fee-paying Stafford Grammar School. The Free Grammar School of King Edward VI was first established in Stafford in 1550 to provide free education to

title: King Edward VI School, Lichfield

text: for a number of years). Until the beginning of the twentieth century the school occupied the school house in St. John's Street, opposite St. John's Hospital. It can still be seen, now forming part of the District Council premises. In 1903 the first building on the present site was opened. Further extensions were added in the 1920s and 1950s to what has come to be known as Johnson Hall. The present King Edward VI School was created in 1971 by the merger of the grammar school with Kings Hill secondary modern school which had been built on an adjacent site

title: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

text: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a highly selective Grammar School in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is one of the most academically successful schools in the United Kingdom, currently ranked 4th among state schools. The name is retained from the previous location at Camp Hill in central Birmingham from where the school moved to the Vicarage Road in the suburb of Kings Heath in 1956, sharing a campus with its sister school, also formerly located in Camp Hill. It is a school which specializes in Science, Mathematics, and Applied

title: King Edward VI Five Ways School

text: Headmistressship. She returned as the first actual headmistress from the start of the 2012-2013 school year, after a headship at Gateways School, Leeds. Pupils must pass an 11-plus entrance exam to get into the school. The King Edward Schools are academic powerhouses and therefore fiercely competitive to get admission. The entrance examination is tough and only 1 in 10 is successful.The King Edward VI Foundation holds its exams at the same time, and generally a candidate will sit one exam for multiple schools within the foundation. Formerly 155 were selected from each year, from more than 1,500 candidates; with a

text: Year 11 while the Year 12s and 13s are on exam leave. The school's librarian makes positions available for those in Years 8-13, to help manage functions of the library including shelving books and manning the main desk to scan books to be borrowed by students. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a highly selective Grammar School in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is one of the most academically successful schools in the United Kingdom, currently ranked 4th among state schools. The name is retained from the previous location at

title: King Edward VI High School, Stafford

text: young boys. In 1862 a new building was erected for the school on Newport Road and would serve as the home of the boys' grammar school for well over 100 years. The old King Edward VI building on Newport Road remained in education hands and was turned over to Chetwynd Middle School before later becoming what is now known as the Chetwynd Centre, home of the Stafford Collegiate, where many Post-16 subjects are taught as part of an agreement between the Stafford secondary schools and Stafford College of Further Education. Stafford Girls' High School was established in 1907 as a

title: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth

text: as the "Father of English Botany", a native of Morpeth, and is believed to have attended the grammar school before attending Cambridge and later to have returned to be its headmaster. Morpeth Grammar School was the plaintiff in a lawsuit of the longest duration in English legal history. The case started in 1710 and concerned the recovery of lands granted to the school by Edward VI and later leased to the Thornton family. The case was reopened in 1833, advanced in 1847, and determined in 1870. By the 1960s the school was known as King Edward VI Grammar School. The

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: building stood empty and unused for several years, although it could not be demolished due to its Grade II Listed Building status. In 2007 the grammar school building was reoccupied and now serves as the home of New Life Community Church, providing conference facilities and a youth club for 11-15 year olds. The rear portion of the building has been demolished and will soon be developed for residential housing. In 1997 Spilsby High School renamed and rebranded as King Edward VI School and the current school badge was adopted. The school converted to academy status in and was renamed King

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: a separate comprehensive education but under the same roof and from the same teaching staffs and management team. Subject to a child's individual performance, during their time at the school, re-streaming between the bi-lateral poles is possible although rare and offers a borderline or later developing child a chance of achieving a grammar school education. The school is an amalgamation of two separate institutions, the King Edward VI Grammar School opened in 1550 and the Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1954. These schools were combined in 1991 as Spilsby High School, initially retaining both sites. The

title: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

text: of land and money raised from three fairs by the king, which was administered by a Foundation which exists to this day. In 1564, Elizabeth I granted the manor of Louth and some additional property to support the school. Until 1964 King Edward's was a boys' school. In 1903 a girls' boarding school for 400 pupils was established nearby in Westgate House on Westgate, which became King Edward VI Girls' Grammar School. Both schools amalgamated in 1965 when administered by the Lindsey Education Committee. Between 1968 and 1997, the school was for 14-18 year old pupils only, with the majority

text: of Kings Heath. The buildings are connected and some facilities and activities are shared, but they are separate establishments. The name has been retained from the school's former site at Camp Hill. King Edward is a voluntary aided school, part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. As with other grammar schools in Birmingham, including those of the King Edwards Foundation, Camp Hill school admission is selective and is granted to students based on their performance in the Eleven plus exam - pupils are admitted on the basis of a combined score in two tests. On average

title: King Edward VI College, Stourbridge

text: was known as the Chantry School of Holy Trinity. The charter for the grammar school was granted on 17 June 1552 by King Edward VI. It became a selective sixth form college in September 1976 due to the introduction of comprehensive education in the Dudley borough, which Stourbridge had been incorporated into 2 years earlier and most of the rest of the borough had followed suit with a year earlier. Pupils are generally from within the West Midlands, coming from as far afield as Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Worcester. Background education of most pupils is usually from state secondary schools, though

title: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth

text: or more including English and Maths, which was the highest percentage in Northumberland. Over 250 students from Year 11 have now moved into the 6th Form at King Edwards. In the same year, A Level students at the King Edward VI School produced excellent results. There was an increase in the percentage of A*–B grades to 53 per cent, an improvement of 5 per cent over the previous year. The overall A*–E pass rate increased to 99 per cent. The average points score per student came out at 838.9, which was the highest of any school in Northumberland. In 2014,

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: C or above, however King Edward VI Humanities College was the only bi-lateral educational facility in the published results table. In the most recent Ofsted report dated 30 November 2006 the inspector commented: In September 2008 the school was presented with a "Healthy School" award by Lincolnshire Education Authority. The certificate and plaque were received by the Head Boy, Head Girl and their deputies on behalf of the staff and pupils of the school. Pupils are allocated to four school houses during their time at the college. They are: The school badge depicts crossed corn sheaves in gold on a

title: King Edward VI Academy

text: school has provided sixth form education for the over 16s since September 2008, with provision of study for a BTec National Diploma Studies in Business Studies. In common with many grammar schools in Britain, Spilsby's was founded in 1550 under Royal Charter of King Edward VI and bore his name. The building of the new school was funded by the local Lords of the Manor of Eresby, the Willoughby family, who also endowed the school with a fund that continues to the present day. In the terms of the original grant of November 1550, Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk and Charles

title: King Edward VI Handsworth School

text: the gymnasium was located in the room on the lower ground floor later used as a Music room. Since the renovation of the church (bought by the school) into a music centre, this room is now used as an ICT suite. To celebrate the centenary of the school in 1983 a new block was built to house a meeting room and the changing rooms for the sports field. In 1997 a new Sixth Form block was built with the help of the King Edward VI Foundation fund. In 2005, the new sports hall was built, using sponsorship money from companies

title: King Edward VI Handsworth School

text: eat in the street and had to wear gloves on the journey to and from school. In the beginning, the sixth form was very small with as few as 6 pupils in a year. Transfer to King Edward VI High School for Girls for sixth form studies was not unusual. The new school at Handsworth cost £50,000 to build. The architect, P. B. Chatwin designed a very modern building with a number of specialist areas which included the library and the "playroom" (a whole school common-room). As it was built on a slope, there are two ground floors, and originally

title: King Edward VI Aston School

text: year the department goes on tour and in July 1974 a number of musicians departed for Rhodesia. They met with and performed for Ian Smith and toured the country before coming under attack by the Zanu-PF on the train from Bulawayo to Pretoria. In July 2008, many members of the same bands departed on a tour to the Rhineland. The Drama department has a range of extracurricular activities going on throughout the year. Annually, alongside the girls' school, King Edward VI Handsworth, Aston puts on at least one full school production. The location of the main school play alternates each

title: King Edward VI Aston School

text: bounds activities such as kayaking, rock climbing, orienteering and hill walking. Music and Drama are both very active departments within the school. The Music department offers tuition in almost any instrument. All boys who play an instrument are able to join one of the many ensembles in the school, ranging from the Training Band to the Big Band, which has recorded three CDs. While the school has its own String Orchestra hosted by the infamous Davidson and Concert Band, it also has a joint Orchestra with King Edward VI Handsworth. Every ensemble performs in at least one concert a year.

title: King Edward VI Aston School

text: with two smaller Foundation schools (Summer Hill and Bath Row). The whole Aston building was then used for boys. With the departure of the girls, the Pyramus and Thisbe Wall (which had previously served to separate the boys from the girls) was also removed. King Edward VI Aston is the only school in the foundation that still occupies its original site. The original buildings are still in regular use, but there have been significant alterations and extensions. In 1963, the "New Building" was opened. More recently, the school has added a sports hall and a building to house the languages

title: King Edward VI Community College

text: a former boys grammar school, the King Edward VI Grammar School, although the grammar school had been located on a different site ("The Mansion House" on Fore Street) .7 The school currently has five houses: Babbage, Davis, Gyles, Scott and Snape. These took over from the previous four-school house system of Rea, Smythe, Jeffrey and Scott in 2001. In 2003, the governors of the school abolished the school uniform policy. Kate Mason, the principal, stated that the administration believed that too much teaching time was spent on correcting dress code violations. She also believed that insisting on uniforms while also

title: Edward VI of England

text: Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. During his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council because he never reached his majority. The council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick (1550–1553), from

title: Edward VI of England

text: Thirty-nine Articles of 1563 were largely based on Cranmer's Forty-two Articles. The theological developments of Edward's reign provided a vital source of reference for Elizabeth's religious policies, though the internationalism of the Edwardian Reformation was never revived. Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. During his reign, the realm was

text: Crown but made available for educational purposes. When the assets still had not been returned to the town, a meeting was held in St Martin's Church, the Bull Ring, Birmingham, to petition the Crown to build a school in New Street on the land formerly occupied by the chantry. This was approved and the following year, King Edward VI School was opened. Owning land in the very centre of Birmingham gave it a secure financial base. In 1883, five new King Edward schools were created to meet the educational needs of the expanding population of the city of Birmingham. Due

title: King Edward VIII Falls

text: River) named King Edward VI Falls (not to be confused with King George VI Falls, a tall plunge near the Venezuelan border). There are several falls in Guyana that are named after kings and this has created some long standing confusion. King Edward VIII Falls King Edward VIII Falls is an single plunge waterfall found on the Semang River in the Potaro-Siparuni highlands, southern Guyana. Waterfall has formed on the escarpment of Pacaraima Mountains and has eroded the Precambrian quartzite and conglomerate, forming an amphitheatre. Falls was noted by explorer Paul A. Zahl in 1935 and a photograph of the

title: King Edward Street, London

text: and seamstresses. It received its current name in 1843 in memory of King Edward VI. Notable buildings in the street include: King Edward Street, London King Edward Street is a street in the City of London that runs from Newgate Street in the south to Little Britain in the north. It is joined by Greyfriars Passage in the west and Angel Street in the east. Postman's Park is on its east side where Bull and Mouth Street once lay and joined King Edward Street. The street was once known for its butchers and slaughterhouses and had the names Butchers' Hall

title: King Edward VI Five Ways School

text: or caretakers "porters" and homework "private study" or "HIPPO", though not all teachers employ these terms. The school is much over-subscribed, the ninth in the country, according to "The Times", with 10.6 candidates competing for 1 place. Established as a boys' school in 1883, part of the King Edward VI Foundation, the school's original building was that of the former Edgbaston Proprietary School, on Hagley Road at its junction with Ladywood Road, at Five Ways, approximately 1 mile south-west of Birmingham city centre. The school, designed by J.A. Chatwin was opened on 16 January 1883 by A. J. Mundella with

title: King Edward VI Five Ways School

text: (years 7-11) and over 100 staff, some of whom are former pupils. As well as around 400 in the school's sixth form. The school is unique amongst the King Edward VI Foundation, being the only fully co-educational one. The school scored "outstanding" in every category with Ofsted report in November 2008. The school is Voluntary Aided. Parents are asked to make a voluntary contribution each year of around £30 per pupil to provide extras and benefits for all school pupils throughout the year. The school uses some unusual terminology, matching that of other Foundation schools, such as naming site managers

title: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth

text: school lost its status as a grammar school in the educational reforms of the 1970s and became a comprehensive. A new school building was opened in 1967 to accommodate the boys and girls grammar schools, although they remained segregated until the new educational reforms took effect. The King Edward VI School was awarded Beacon School status in 2003, and Leading Edge status, in 2004. The school officially gained academy status on 1 December 2011. The current building was constructed in 1973. The school was one of the first few schools that had two specialisms. The headteacher is Ms Clare Savage.

title: Edward Bolton King

text: satisfactory conclusion of the Crimean War. He served only two years as MP for South Warwickshire, and did not contest the 1859 general election. He was latterly Chairman of the South Warwickshire Liberal Association. King died on 23 March 1878, aged 77. His will, dated 24 November 1876, made generous provision for his second wife and his children by her, but left most of the rest of his estate in tail to his only son by his first marriage, Edward Raleigh King His estate was valued at less than £80,000. Edward Bolton King Edward Bolton King (15 July 1800 –

title: What Hetty Did

text: What Hetty Did What Hetty Did is the seventh novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18-year-old girl. Hetty Birtwisle has been brought up by adoptive parents in the Fens; after a beating by her father, discovering that she was adopted, she flees to Birmingham where she has learnt she was born and alters her surname to Beauchamp. Hetty Beauchamp comes across several characters from Carr's other novels in the boarding house in which she lives, including Emma Foxberrow, a teacher in "The Harpole Report" and Edward

title: John Chichester (died 1569)

text: which had been removed by royal command from Devon churchbells to prevent their being rung out by the rebels as calls to arms. Following the death of King Henry VIII in 1547 he became an ardent supporter of the Duke of Somerset, the uncle of Henry's infant son King Edward VI, as Lord Protector. When Somerset was overthrown in 1551, Chichester was one of those temporarily imprisoned with him in the Tower of London. When King Edward VI died in 1553, Chichester refused to support the Duke of Northumberland, Somerset's successor as Edward's chief minister, particularly not Northumberland's efforts to

title: Edward Lewknor (died 1556)

text: and he (and perhaps also Lewknor) ought to have been there. Both men were briefly committed to the Fleet prison. Henry Machyn stated Edward Lewkenor to have been Groom Porter to King Edward VI, a fact lacking positive confirmation from other sources. (This office included responsibility for royal games at cards). Thomas Wroth, who was knighted in 1547, was successively Gentleman Usher to the Prince's Chamber (1541–1547), Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1547–49) and a principal Gentleman (1549–53) to the King: he was also Knight of the Shire for Middlesex in the parliaments of 1547, 1549 and March 1553. Lewknor

title: Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?

text: Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American television medical drama "Private Practice" and the show's 61st episode overall. Written by Shonda Rhimes and directed by Allison Liddi-Brown, the episode was originally broadcast on ABC in the United States on November 4, 2010. "Private Practice" centers on a group of young doctors working in a private medical practice, and this episode deals with the immediate aftermath of Charlotte King's rape. The episode, written in collaboration with the Rape, Abuse & Incest

text: to financial difficulties, many of the schools were forced to sell the land of their original location to buy the cheaper land from the surrounding area in the city. Many of the schools have hence changed location since their founding, with only Aston remaining in its original buildings. In September 2017, the previously independent Handsworth Grammar School joined the foundation, becoming King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys. Since the expansion of the Foundation in 1883, once per year, a selection of pupils from within each school in the Foundation meet at St Martin's Church in the Bull Ring

text: dead was established in New Street, Birmingham. As part of the religious settlement of King Henry VIII laws were enacted suppressing all monasteries and chantries. In the case of chantries, little had occurred since the 1545 Act and when King Edward VI came to the throne in 1547, new legislation to close chantries was soon enacted. Part of the process of suppressing chantries involved holding an inquiry into their property and assets. The New Street chantry was abolished in common with thousands of others, although the people of Birmingham were told that the assets would not be seized by the

text: Learning. In 2006, the school was assessed by "The Sunday Times" as state school of the year. A Year 9 student was 2011 winner of "The Guardian" Children's Fiction Page and the Gold Award in the British Physics Olympiad was won by a King Edward VI student in September 2011. Ofsted inspections classify Camp Hill as an Outstanding Provider. As with the other grammar schools in Birmingham, including those of the King Edwards Foundation, admission is selective based on performance in the Eleven plus exam, with around 1000 competing for around 120 places (the number of places available for Year

title: Philip VI of France

text: the 2005 adaptation. Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate () and of Valois, was the first King of France from the House of Valois. He reigned from 1328 until his death. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a succession dispute. When King Charles IV died without a male heir in 1328, the nearest male relative was his maternal nephew Edward III of England. It was held in France, however, that Edward was ineligible to inherit the French throne through the female line according to the ancient Salic Law. Philip,

title: Philip VI of France

text: Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate () and of Valois, was the first King of France from the House of Valois. He reigned from 1328 until his death. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a succession dispute. When King Charles IV died without a male heir in 1328, the nearest male relative was his maternal nephew Edward III of England. It was held in France, however, that Edward was ineligible to inherit the French throne through the female line according to the ancient Salic Law. Philip, being Charles IV's

title: King James VI Golf Club

text: The club takes its name from the tradition that King James VI of Scotland (1566–1625), who was later crowned King James I of England and Ireland, had as a boy learned to play golf on Perth's Inches ("inch" from the Gaelic "innse" meaning island). Golf was played on both Inches to begin with, but players began to favour the North Inch, and by about 1850 no-one played golf on the South Inch. The King James VI Golf Club was established in 1858. In 1860, what is believed to be the first inter-club golf match ever played took place when "King

text: 7 increased from ~90 following the many cuts of the coalition government of 2010-2015 that were made to schools). This number often changes or varies according to the number of candidates who originally sit the 11+ examination. The school shares a campus with King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls and some major music events such as concerts, occasional drama activities, plays and musicals, are jointly held. A two-week timetable synchronises the two schools, allowing for shares lessons for A-level subjects of Music, German and Computer Science. The fields, tennis courts, schoolyards and the main school buildings are not

text: to be the last of the King Edward VI Schools. A history of the early years of the school has been published by the former chairman of the governors Levi Fox It is likely that the playwright and poet William Shakespeare attended the school between the ages of seven and fourteen. His father, John Shakespeare, a glover and wool dealer in the town, held the office of bailiff of the borough in 1568. As a child, William would have been entitled to a free place at the school, and it was the only school for miles around, however there is

title: Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon

text: While still incarcerated, Edward translated "Benefizio di Cristo" ("The Benefit of Christ's Death") into the English language and dedicated the manuscript to Anne Stanhope, wife of the Lord Protector Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, uncle of King Edward VI. The Cambridge University Library contains a copy autographed by Edward VI himself. Courtenay may have intended this work as a gift of reconciliation to his royal cousin. Whatever benefits the translation may have brought him, release from the Tower of London was not among them. King Edward VI died on 6 July 1553. His designated heir, Lady Jane Grey, ascended

title: King James VI Golf Club

text: Jimmy" took on the Elie and Earlsferry Golf Club, which had also been founded in 1858. In 1884 a team from King James VI took part in the first inter-club golf match played in Ireland, against the Royal Belfast Club. King James members later set up some holes on a barren stretch of coastline near the village of Portrush, and were the first to play on what is now a world-famous links course. King James VI shared the 10-hole North Inch course with various other local golf clubs until 1897, when it migrated to its current setting on Moncreiffe Island.

title: Pope Clement VI

text: Pierre Roger was called to Avignon through the influence of his friend and protector, Cardinal Pierre de Mortemart (who was named a cardinal on 18 December 1327), both of whom were close to King Charles IV. Unfortunately, King Charles IV died on 1 February 1328, the last Capetian king of France in the direct line. As Abbot of Fécamp, and therefore a feudal subject of Edward III, Pierre was assigned the task in 1328 of summoning Edward III of England to pay homage to Philip VI of France for the duchy of Aquitaine. He received no reply, however, from King

title: What the Rose did to the Cypress

text: lived happily with his four wives. What the Rose did to the Cypress What the Rose did to the Cypress is a Persian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in "The Brown Fairy Book" (1904), with the note "Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with some reservations, by Annette S. Beveridge." A king had three sons. The oldest went hunting and chased a deer, giving orders that it should be captured rather than killed. It led him to a sandy waste where his horse died. He found a

title: What the Rose did to the Cypress

text: What the Rose did to the Cypress What the Rose did to the Cypress is a Persian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in "The Brown Fairy Book" (1904), with the note "Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with some reservations, by Annette S. Beveridge." A king had three sons. The oldest went hunting and chased a deer, giving orders that it should be captured rather than killed. It led him to a sandy waste where his horse died. He found a tree with a spring beneath it

title: Cultural depictions of Edward VI of England

text: and finds herself with Edward VI. Other historical characters in the book include Lady Jane Grey, the Duke of Northumberland, Princess Elizabeth and Barnaby Fitzpatrick. "Green Darkness" (1972) by Anya Seton has Edward VI visiting the estate where the heroine lives. "Heirs of Squire Harry" (1974) by Jane Lane accurately portrays the political intrigue in the court of the young king, who is beset by ruthless ambitious men and overshadowed by his sisters. Edward has been played on film by the following actors, mainly in versions of "The Prince and the Pauper": Edward has been played on television by the

title: 2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

text: 2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 23 July 2011. It was the 61st King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Lady Rothschild's Nathaniel, a three-year-old bay colt trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick. Nathaniel's victory was the first for his jockey, trainer and owner. Before the race, Nathaniel had contested five races, bypassing the Epsom Derby before recording his most important success when winning the Group Two King Edward VII

title: Edward VI of England

text: of Westminster through thronging crowds and pageants, many based on the pageants for a previous boy king, Henry VI. He laughed at a Spanish tightrope walker who "tumbled and played many pretty toys" outside St Paul's Cathedral. At the coronation service, Cranmer affirmed the royal supremacy and called Edward a second Josiah, urging him to continue the reformation of the Church of England, "the tyranny of the Bishops of Rome banished from your subjects, and images removed". After the service, Edward presided at a banquet in Westminster Hall, where, he recalled in his "Chronicle", he dined with his crown on

text: "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" and the following episodes, "What Happens Next" and "Can't Find My Way Back Home", losing to the first two seasons of "Parenthood". Rhimes and Strickland received a RAINN Hope Award in recognition of "their efforts in educating the public about sexual assault prevention". Strickland said that she considered submitting the episode, or the later episodes "Can't Find My Way Home" or "Blind Love," for consideration at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, but she did not receive a nomination. The actress received the Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline award at

text: Charlotte King", was included on the fourth-season DVD and Blu-ray releases. "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" was originally broadcast on November 4, 2010 in the United States on the ABC network. The episode was viewed by a total of 10.18 million people, and had a 44 percent increase from the previous episode "All in the Family", which earned an average rating of 7.68. Although it was the fifth-highest-rated show that night (behind CBS's "The Big Bang Theory", "$h*! My Dad Says", "" and "The Mentalist"), its 3.9/11 Nielsen rating topped the 10:00 Eastern time slot for the

text: range of subjects, particularly in art, English, geography and science. The strong house system at Camp Hill allows girls to participate in a range of regular sporting, cultural and charitable activities and house points form part of the rewards system. The six houses; Cartland, Lichfield, Meriden, Priory, Stratford and Warwick, are related to the school's history. There are various house events throughout the year such has a house festival, house fair and seasonal house sports competitions. At the end of each academic year the House Cup is awarded to the house with the most points. King Edward VI Camp Hill

title: Edward VI of England

text: to commemorate their founder. The inscription reads as follows: "In Memory Of King Edward VI Buried In This Chapel This Stone Was Placed Here By Christ's Hospital In Thanksgiving For Their Founder 7 October 1966". The cause of Edward VI's death is not certain. As with many royal deaths in the 16th century, rumours of poisoning abounded, but no evidence has been found to support these. The Duke of Northumberland, whose unpopularity was underlined by the events that followed Edward's death, was widely believed to have ordered the imagined poisoning. Another theory held that Edward had been poisoned by Catholics

title: Edward Lewknor (died 1605)

text: of his ward to his daughter Dorothy. The elder Lewknor's career as a courtier benefited from the high favour in which King Edward VI held his brother-in-law Thomas Wroth, one of the Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, whose wife Mary was a daughter of Richard Rich. However with King Edward's death and the accession of Queen Mary in 1553, Wroth (a strong favourer of the Protestant reform) went with Sir John Cheke and Sir Anthony Cooke into exile abroad. The elder Lewknor, who was reputedly Groom Porter to both monarchs, kept his position at court, but became implicated in the

title: Robert King (bishop)

text: 1542 the bishop's palace, were under Edward VI taken back by the Crown. King lived in what is now called the Old Palace (rebuilt in the seventeenth century), and Littlemore Hall. Under Mary, he returned to Catholicism. He was a judge at the trial of Cranmer. Robert King (bishop) Robert King (died 1558) was an English churchman who became the first Bishop of Oxford. Robert King was a Cistercian monk, of Thame Park Abbey, and the last Abbot there, a position he obtained perhaps through the influence of the Bishop of Lincoln, John Longland, as whose prebendary and suffragan bishop