Historical place archive

Eton in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Eton in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels3 people1781–1921

Historical events in Eton

1781

1781
Education
Arthur Wellesley · Military

Enters Eton

1821

1821
Education
William Ewart Gladstone · Tory Party

Follows in the footsteps of his older brothers and attends Eton College

1917

May 1917
Eton College
George Orwell · Literature

Wins a scholarship place at Eton College.

1921

December 1921
Eton Departure
George Orwell · Literature

Leaves Eton without going to university.

Provenance

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