The History Behind Hogwarts: Ancient Schools and Revolting Students (TRIH ep 368)
1440 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi-episode examination of the origins and cultural resonances of Harry Potter by focusing on the model of British public schools that inspired Hogwarts. They interweave close readings from J.K. Rowling's novels with historical survey: the medieval foundation of feeder grammar schools (William of Wickham and Winchester College, New College Oxford), the royal establishment of Eton by Henry VI, and the evolution of other notable schools (...
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Around 1440
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Fall of Constantinople (1453)
- Michelangelo (1475)
- Gutenberg's printing press (1440)
- Martin Luther (1483)
- Renaissance (1400)
- Wars of the Roses (1455)
- Mehmed II (1432)
- Gutenberg prints the 42-line Bible (1455)
- Albrecht Durer (1471)