The King's School has its origins in the monastic foundation of 680 AD and was refounded by King Henry VIII in 1541. The school, still on its original site, is situated in the centre of Worcester, bounded by the Cathedral to the north and the River Severn to the west. The publication is illustrated with many photographs and is over 160 pages is length. It is available from the School as well as in local bookshops.
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The King's School, Worcester, stands on the city's oldest site beside the River Severn. Occupied by the Romans, and chosen for the capital of the Hwiccii, a tributary Anglo-Saxon kingdom under the kings of Mercia, in AD 680 it became the centre of the new see of Worcester, founded by monks from St Hilda's Abbey at Whitby. A military stronghold during Alfred's reign was later replaced by a Norman castle, and though this had been almost completely destroyed by the seventeenth century, the site was again fortified to form an important part of the city's defences during the Civil War. The Norman 'Motte' was still standing to its full height until 1826. Thereafter, when it was pulled down, the county gaol stood on the land, which is now incorporated as part of the present school site.