Alfred Laurence Le Quesne

AL Le Quesne (Laurence) is a British historian who was born on November 16, 1928 in London. Son of Charles Thomas and Florence Eileen (Pearce Gould) Le Quesne, he obtained his MA in history at Exeter College, University of Oxford, then becoming an assistant master at Shrewsbury School in the 1950s, and then a university history lecturer in Australia, returning to Shrewsbury school in the late 1960s. Mr Le Quesne has written several books related to his subject, and has written a detailed daily diary for several decades, which will ultimately be archived at Shrewsbury School library.
== Links To Peel ==
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Mr. Le Quesne was Peel's history teacher at Shrewsbury School, and he wrote in his report:
"Probably the only member of the form with much trace of imagination or literacy ability. If he could learn that he isn't one of the kings of creation, he could do very well".Margrave Of The Marshes, Corgi edition, page 123
Michael Palin who studied at the same school as Peel, used Le Quesne as the inspiration for the famous Monty Python "The Knights Who Say Ni" sketch. Laurence Le Quesne had a habit when at Shrewsbury School of exclaiming "ni!" as he scoured the library for books. He was also formative in the creation of "Private Eye" magazine at the school, having helped Richard Ingrams and others, such as the humorist and cartoonist Willie Rushton, to edit the school magazine, "The Salopian" as sixth-formers. 
== External Links == 
*Prabook
*Shropshire Star
*Exeter College Association
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