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The Ancient Schools of Gloucester: A study of education from medieval times until 1800

by David Evans

  • Hardback
  • 282 pages
  • Publisher: The Choir Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.4 cm

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For history enthusiasts and local Gloucester residents

Details the rise of schooling from abbey to modernity

Connects local educational history to national trends

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of Gloucester's ancient grammar schools and educational heritage.

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The Ancient Schools of Gloucester traces the history of education in the City of Gloucester from its origins in the cloister school of St Peter's Abbey about a thousand years ago. Starting in the early Middle Ages, the rivalries between the two Gloucester grammar schools maintained by St Oswald's and Llanthony priories are described. The contributions of the Benedictines, Augustinian canons and founders of the medieval chantries are assessed. The creation of new grammar schools in the reign of Henry VIII at the Crypt and King's is fully documented along with the development of these schools through the pivotal years of the Civil War and into the 18th century. There is a special focus on the career of Maurice Wheeler, Gloucester's most distinguished schoolmaster. As the country began to move towards mass education during the 18th century, the role of other initiatives, such as private schools for girls, Sunday Schools and Sir Thomas Rich's Bluecoat school for apprentice boys, is also covered. Whilst several histories have been published in the past of individual schools, this chronological and fully illustrated study is the first time an author has brought together the early histories of the ancient schools of the City into a single volume, which sets the Gloucester experience in its national context.
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Healed Without ScarsThe Ancient Schools of Gloucester: A study of education from medieval times until 1800

  • Title

    The Ancient Schools of Gloucester: A study of education from medieval times until 1800

  • Author

    David Evans

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    The Choir Press

  • Published

    September 2022

  • Weight

    713g

  • Page Count

    282

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781789632958

  • ISBN-10

    1789632951

  • Eden Code

    5699301