George V1877
Joins the Britannia as a naval cadet
Great Britain · House / House of Windsor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Joins the Britannia as a naval cadet
Enters the Royal Naval College
Passes out from Dartmouth
Enters Cambridge as a freshman, Trinity College
Attends Cheam School
Attends Kurt Hahns school at Salem in Germany
Given the responsibility of tutoring Elizabeth II
Traditionally, the heir to the throne would go straight into the military after finishing school, however, in a break with tradition, Charles attends university at Trinity College, Cambridge
Charles studies history, earning a 2:2 (lower second class) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree making him the third member of the Royal Family to earn a university degree
Attends the Old College, part of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studies the Welsh language and Welsh History
As per Cambridge tradition, the Prince is awarded a Masters degree, entitling him to use the postnominal MA (Cantab.)
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