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The King's School is a public school in Canterbury, Kent, England.It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group.It is Britain's oldest public school and is considered to be the oldest continuously operating school in the world, as education on the Abbey and Cathedral grounds has been uninterrupted since AD 597.
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During the 1950s Kings achieved between a regular 18-20 Oxbridge Scholarships and Exhibitions. Most of his pupils considered him a leader of men. With public examinations being set earlier and earlier, in 1952 Shirley founded King's Week as a means of keeping the school together. It is a remarkable festival of music, drama, exhibitions and ...
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At The King's School Canterbury, a ‘Remove’ denotes a pupil in their second year, between Shell and fifth form: in other words, a Year 10 pupil. This system is still used today. [2] At Marlborough College, the ‘Remove’ is the second year, coming after the Shell (first year) and the Hundred (third year or GCSE year).
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who crowned King Charles and married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has resigned amid criticism of how he handled a probe into "the most prolific ...
Date of accession Date of coronation Presiding cleric Edward the Elder: 26 October 899: Whit Sunday, 8 June 900 Kingston upon Thames: Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury Æthelstan: 17 July 924: 4 September 925 Kingston upon Thames: Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury Edmund I: 27 October 939: Possibly 1 December 939 Kingston upon Thames: Oda ...
Former pupils of The King's School, Canterbury are known in some circles as Old King's Scholars. The abbreviation OKS is sometimes used. The abbreviation OKS is sometimes used. For former students of King's School, Chester , also known as "Old King's Scholars", see Category:People educated at The King's School, Chester .