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Royal Wolverhampton School

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The Royal Wolverhampton School is a non-selective, independent day and boarding school in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. [1]

39 relations: Basketball, British Army, Charles William Hayward, Cholera, Church of England, Combined Cadet Force, Cricket, Edward Gopsill, England, Eric Idle, Football, Free school (England), Freemasonry, General Certificate of Secondary Education, George VI, Gilbert Harding, Independent school (United Kingdom), Independent Schools Council, Independent Schools Inspectorate, Jonathan Pedley, List of state boarding schools in England and Wales, Michael Kidson, Montagu Dawson, Netball, Penn, West Midlands, Philip Oakes, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Victoria, Rounders, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Sixth form, Sport of athletics, Swim England, Swimming (sport), Welfare state, West Midlands (county), Wolverhampton.

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Charles William Hayward

Sir Charles William Hayward, CBE (3 September 1892 – 3 February 1983) was an English businessman, investor, and philanthropist.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Combined Cadet Force

The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Edward Gopsill

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gopsill, (22 December 1921 – 25 July 2016) was a decorated British Army officer and founder of the 1st Malaysian Rangers.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eric Idle

Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer.

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Football

Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with a foot to score a goal.

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Free school (England)

A free school in England is a type of academy, a non-profit-making, independent, state-funded school which is free to attend but which is not wholly controlled by a local authority.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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General Certificate of Secondary Education

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification, generally taken in a number of subjects by pupils in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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Gilbert Harding

Gilbert Harding (5 June 1907 – 16 November 1960) was an English journalist and radio and television personality.

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Independent school (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, independent schools (also private schools) are fee-paying private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools.

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Independent Schools Council

The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is a non-profit organisation that represents over 1,300 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector.

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Independent Schools Inspectorate

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is an organisation responsible for the inspection of independent schools in England which are members of organisations affiliated to the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

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Jonathan Pedley

Jonathan Isaac Pedley (born 1962) is a British authority on wine.

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List of state boarding schools in England and Wales

There are about 40 state boarding schools in England and one in Wales, providing state-funded education but charging for boarding.

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Michael Kidson

Michael George MacDonald Kidson (24 August 1929 – 20 June 2015) was a British schoolmaster who taught history at Eton College.

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Montagu Dawson

Group Captain Montagu Ellis Hawkins Dawson DFC & Bar, DFM (9 September 1919 – 7 January 2003) was a British bombardier and navigator in the Royal Air Force.

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Netball

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players.

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Penn, West Midlands

Penn is an area now divided between the City of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district.

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Philip Oakes

Philip Barlow Oakes (31 January 1928 – 18 December 2005) was a British journalist, poet and novelist.

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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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Rounders

Rounders (cluiche corr) is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sixth form

In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form (sometimes referred to as Key Stage 5) represents the final 1-3 years of secondary education (high school), where students (typically between 16 and 18 years of age) prepare for their A-level (or equivalent) examinations.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Swim England

Swim England is the brand name for the Amateur Swimming Association, the first sport governing body of swimming to be established in the world and today remains the English national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronised swimming.

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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is an individual or team sport that requires the use of ones arms and legs to move the body through water.

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Welfare state

The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its citizens.

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West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county and city region in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England.

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Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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Redirects here:

The Royal Orphanage of Wolverhampton, The Royal Wolverhampton School.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Wolverhampton_School

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