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On 6 May 1994, the Channel Tunnel connecting Folkestone and Sangatte, near Calais, was officially…
12 November 2024
College Archives
The College Collections hold an item described as a “Half-length portrait of a young woman,…
11 October 2024
Pupil Perspective
Life at Eton could be tough in the 18th century, to the extent that even the…
03 September 2024
Consisting of a black tailcoat, waistcoat and pinstriped trousers, with a stiff white collar, an…
08 July 2024
“Right in the middle of everything sits the sun” wrote Copernicus in his work De…
13 June 2024
College Library
Many famous and notable boys have passed through the halls of Eton College. One such…
23 April 2024
When a collection is as vast as that at Eton College, it becomes increasingly difficult…
08 March 2024
The ‘Venetorum nobilium liber’ (‘Book of the Venetian Nobility’, ECL MS 193), a 16th century…
Erected by Provost Godolphin in 1720, the bronze, free-standing statue of King Henry VI, by…
08 February 2024
Among the most beautiful books in College Library are those produced by the private press…
09 November 2023