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Borodavkina N. V. The Role of Public Schools in Social and Political Life of Victorian England: Eton College. Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2010, vol. 10, iss. 1, pp. 77-81. DOI: 10.18500/1819-4907-2010-10-1-77-81

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The Role of Public Schools in Social and Political Life of Victorian England: Eton College

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Borodavkina Natalia Vladimirovna, Saratov State University
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The article deals with the role of public schools in the English educational system of the XIX century. Eton College is one of the largest and highest in prestige public school in England, it was founded by Henry VI in 1441. Many outstanding English statesmen were educated in Eton College. The atmosphere of this elite school is important to understanding the nature of English leadership and consequently the character of English life. The author examines the influence of Eton College on training the British political elite.

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Ibid. P. 19-20.

The Eton system of education… P. 40.

Etoniana Ancient and Modern... P. 116.

См.: Каменский А. Указ. соч. С. 12.

The Eton Abuses Considered. P. 23-24.

См.: Etoniana Ancient and Modern… P. 128.

Ibidem. P. 132.

Reminiscences of Eton. P. 68.

См.: The Eton Abuses Considered. P. 26.

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См.: Каменский А. Указ.соч. С. 13.

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См.: Etoniana Ancient and Modern… P. 96.

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См.: Reed J.R. Op. cit. Р. 59.

См.: Strachey L. Op. cit. Р. 167.

См.: Ливен Д. Указ. соч. С. 200-201.

Там же. С. 201.

Там же. С. 199.

Каменский А. Указ. соч. С. 14.

Received: 
04.12.2009
Accepted: 
05.02.2010
Published: 
27.03.2010
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