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BOYS IN ETON COLLEGE UNIFORMS: Eton is one of England’s largest independent secondary schools and one of the highest in prestige. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41 for 70 highly qualified boys who received scholarships from a fund endowed by the king.    Students, called Oppidans,  have traditionally come from England’s wealthiest and most prestigious families, many of them aristocratic. Boys enter Eton about age 13 and continue there until they are ready to enter university. Boarding School Aesthetic, Eton College, College Uniform, Dark Light Academia, School Fees, Boys School Uniform, School Yard, Prep School, Dark Light

BOYS IN ETON COLLEGE UNIFORMS: Eton is one of England’s largest independent secondary schools and one of the highest in prestige. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41 for 70 highly qualified boys who received scholarships from a fund endowed by the king. Students, called Oppidans, have traditionally come from England’s wealthiest and most prestigious families, many of them aristocratic. Boys enter Eton about age 13 and continue there until they are ready to enter university.

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It looked as if the 60s had ended Eton’s centuries-long dominance over British life. Yet the fabled school, training ground for 18 prime ministers, countless literary greats, and fictional icons such as James Bond and Bertie Wooster, is once again center stage. With a fresh crop of O.E.’s (Old Etonians) on deck, the author takes a fresh look at this bastion of privilege, which may have rebranded itself just in time.

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