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Christ's Hospital is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter, located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and the royal charter granted in 1553 (26 June, 7 Edw. VI).
Learn more about the history of Christ's Hospital, one of the oldest boarding schools in England, established in 1552 by King Edward VI.
Christ’s Hospital’s name derives from being founded in the parish of Christchurch, London. During the Middle Ages, hospitals served different functions from modern institutions. Medieval hospitals were alms houses for the poor, hostels for pilgrims, or hospital schools.
23 de ago. de 2021 · Christ's Hospital was established in 1552 by Edward VI to care for the homeless or unfortunate children in London. It was based originally in Greyfriars and unusual at the time in that it catered for girls as well as boys.
21 de may. de 2024 · The two famous pictures in the hall—neither of them of much real merit, but valuable for their portraits—are those of Edward VI. renewing his father's gift of the hospital, and of St. Thomas and Bridewell, to the City, falsely ascribed to Holbein, who died seven or eight years before it took place; and "sprawling" Verrio's ...
The icons on this page lead to an introduction to the history of CH, through a brief written history and a Timeline which identifies many of the key historical events.. The watercolour on the left by Arthur Ellis, which is on display in the Museum, shows the Grecians’ Arch in Newgate Street, London.
The first appearance in public of CH pupils wearing the bluecoat uniform was at a Spital Sermon in 1553; In November 1552, CH opened its doors to 380 pupils and, within a year, the number had increased to over 500.
