In the
Shadow of the Cathedral: The History of the King's School,
Ely
Education and Isle of Ely have been synonymous since
the dawn of British Christianity. From the religious
house founded there by St. Etheldreda in 673 to the
later monastery school that survived Henry VIII's
dissolution of religious institutions, the medieval educational
legacy has endured for centuries. Earlier called the Ely
Cathedral Grammar School, The King's School, Ely - with
its magnificent buildings - has been the educational
home to generations of pupils.
In the Shadow of the Cathedral traces the school's
highs and lows as its headmasters effected educational
renewal or succumbed to corruption; resisted Cromwellian
Puritanism or allowed the school to dwindle into mediocrity.
Historian Lynne Turner reveals the school's history
through its late 19th century renaissance to is
admission of girls in the 1970s.
Using as yet uncatalogued archival material, Lynne
Turner traces the school's rich history, offering
readers a complex yet intimate view of The King's
School, Ely. Superbly illustrated throughout with
original photographs and enlivened with anecdotes from
Old Eleans, this hardback book offers insight into one
of Britain's oldest educational institutions.
Author: Lynne Turner
Date published:
November 2003
ISBN: 0 9545799 0 9
Price: £16.99 plus
£2.50 postage and packing
To
order, please send a cheque to:
Elean Publications
7 Red House Gardens
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5FQ
Or, copies may be collected from The King's
School. For more information telephone 01353
722146
