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Buried Treasure (opens the original)
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Nothing cheers up a dreary winter afternoon in the Archives quite as much as unexpected news about Dr Richard Busby. On Tuesday 3rd February this year we were fortunate enough to receive just such an email from metal detectorist Amanda Parker. Whilst searching in a field just outside of Catforth, Lancashire, she had uncovered a gold ring which, when cleaned, revealed an inscription ‘Ri Busby STP ob 5 Ap 95 aet 89’. Amanda quickly realised that the ring must be connected to Dr Richard Busby, Head
Black Jacks and Butter Beer (opens the original)
Renaissance humanism and the impact of the printing press on the study of Greek in England (opens the original)
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A post by Matilda Fish, Archives VolunteerWhat was renaissance humanism?Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries which centred on the study of classical Greek and Roman literature. Humanists believed that ancient texts contained models for eloquence, ethical reflection and civic life. They aimed to shift scholarly focus from medieval scholasticism to human potential and virtue, emphasising critical thinking and individualism. Key figures such a
Dr Busby’s bust... (opens the original)
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Dr Richard Busby remains one of the school’s most celebrated Head Masters. His longevity alone – he died aged 89, having spent nearly 57 years in the role – marks him out. But he also taught some of the school’s most eminent pupils: Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, John Locke and John Dryden, to name but a few. Although from a humble background – he attended Westminster as a King’s Scholar – when Busby died in 1695 he was a rich man. Towards the end of his life he put a great deal of thought into
The Beckford Name (opens the original)
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The Beckford family sent seven brothers to Westminster School in the early eighteenth century: Peter (born 1704, likely admitted 1715), William (b. 1709, adm. 1718), Thomas (b. 1711, adm. 1721), Richard (b. 1711, adm. 1721), Nathaniel (b. 1713, adm. 1721), George (b. 1715, adm. 1724), and Julines (b. 1718, adm. 1725). In total Peter Beckford (1672-1735) and his wife Bathshua Herring had thirteen children, although only nine would see adulthood. George died while at school in 1725, and Thomas wou
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