This academic year began with the installation of a new Provost (chair of the board…
21 May 2025
College Library
Birds have always fascinated humans for their mastery of the sky. This blog presents a…
29 April 2025
The Founder of Fort William College In August 1800 Lord Richard Colley Wellesley, an Etonian…
30 January 2025
The Art and Writings of J.G. Lubbock These images are drawn from a body of…
05 December 2024
“Right in the middle of everything sits the sun” wrote Copernicus in his work De…
13 June 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…
Pupil Perspective
Among the most beautiful books in College Library are those produced by the private press…
09 November 2023
The coronation of King Charles III earlier this year was the most recent example of…
24 August 2023
It is a common experience for librarians to deal with requests like ‘I am looking…
19 April 2023
The first museum collection at Eton was the bird collection left to the school by…
31 July 2025
Natural History Museum
