Eton College – the factory of gentlemen

Eton College is one of the most famous schools in the world. It is a school for boys only. It’s located in the small town of Eton, next to Windsor which is famous for Windsor Castle. Prince William and Prince Harry studied in Eton College.
Eton was founded by King Henry VI in 1440. The king was only 18 at that time. His aim was to give education to poor boys so that they could then go to Cambridge University. The chosen boys should “have a good character, be good at reading, Latin grammar and singing”. If they “behaved badly, married, or became monks”, they had to leave.
The life in Eton was hard. Rats ran free about the college, boys had to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning and all lessons were in Latin.
Today, Eton is the largest, most prestigious and very expensive public school in Britain. To get into the college you have to pass entrance exams first.

Many famous people studied in Eton: the novelists Henry Fielding, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Percy Shelley and Ian Fleming, 18 British prime ministers, Prince William and Prince Harry, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London.

Eton college coat of arms

Prince William liked to wear a waistcoat made from the British flag

Royal Portrait

Princes William and Harry by Nicky Phillips

Friends 1st season / Друзья 1-й сезон [DVDRip, sub] в оригинале
New Opportunities Intermediate Russian Edition (Student's book, Language Powerbook, Teacher's book, Mini Dictionary, Class Audio CDs) [2008, PDF, mp3, ENG]