Chapter 470: Noble Academy
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The education of the members of the royal family has always been Edward's concern and thinking about it.
Royal education is the top priority for a royal autocracy.
For example, in the Ming Dynasty in history, you can find that a powerful emperor is directly proportional to the level of education received.
Ming Xizong has not received study since he was a child, so the level of governance is unspeakable; And Chongzhen, who received the education of the prince, although his level is not good, he has governed the country for 17 years; Wanli, who received a complete royal education, had the three major expeditions of Wanli, which brought economic prosperity in the late Ming Dynasty and mastered the government.
Therefore, the Qing Dynasty learned the lessons of the Ming Dynasty and attached great importance to the education of the princes.
All in all, in the next few hundred years, the education of the royal family is the foundation of the existence and strength of the royal family.
Edward already had a claim for this.
"In the future, the royal family members who are born, both men and women, as well as the children of the nobility of the United Kingdom, will enter this school, which I named Windsor College, and it is set up near Windsor Castle!"
The young king's confidence surprised the others, and then a wave of joy welled up in their hearts.
If Adam and the official Prince Charlie enter the study together, it will represent the recognition of status, and they will act as members of the royal family.
"So, my majesty, do you have anything you can reveal about the specific situation?"
Luna approached Edward's back, gently pressed his shoulders to sit down, and slowly lowered the king over her plump size.
The slightly calloused hand rotated carefully and vigorously on His Majesty's temple.
And Lucy and Emma also put the young king's arms into their respective fullnesses with great interest.
In particular, it was summer, and they were dressed in fine silk, which gradually grew in size in the two bulges, and His Majesty felt it especially clearly.
Edward felt that he was surrounded by a cloud, soft, smooth, comfortable, this taste, he had not tasted it for a long time, and this time he wanted to try it.
Thinking of doing it, Edward directly picked up Lucy, who was the lightest in her body.
"Ah~ Your Majesty!" Lucy paused, glanced at Luna and Emma, who were equally surprised, and shyly buried her head in the king's chest.
After rubbing his hips and feeling the different touch, he strode forward.
After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, turned around and suddenly said:
"Luna, Emma, old husband and wife, come with you! It's time for the royal family to add a few more new members! ”
Immediately, the look of surprise on Lucy's faces became even stronger, and they all took a sip.
Edward, however, couldn't care so much, and carried Lucy straight into a cool, dry room for the summer.
At the door, the two maids were about to close the door of sin, but were stopped by His Majesty the King, and finally, he smiled playfully at the two hesitant people outside the door.
Luna and Emma, on the other hand, looked at each other, and then at the room in front of them, where the screams sounded, and they shyly covered their faces, pretending to be casual, and took small steps into the room quickly.
I saw a beam of sunlight, passing through the dense deep forest, and then slowly entering a deep spring, stirring up a few splashes, but the sound of the ding dong spring water kept ringing.
The sun continued to work hard, and once again passed through a smooth desert, found a spring, and entered without hesitation.
After that, it was a forest again, and it was a spring, and it went back and forth several times, and when it got tired, it stayed in the spring and did not come out again, and the spring water stopped dingdong and began to rest.
But the breeze did not want to rest, and it continued to climb the mountains, to the top, and to enjoy the cold from the heights.
Each mountain is large or small, the shape is different, and the beauty of the summit is naturally very different, especially the continuous climbing, left and right, the sourness is indescribable.
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As it was done, the next day, someone immediately began to renovate a manor in Windsor Castle, and in less than a week, a full-time semi-military school called Windsor College was established.
Among the first to enrol was the heir of the United Kingdom, the five-year-old Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness Tudor.
and, his half-brother, seven-year-old Henry. Tudor, Adam. Tudor, as well as John of the same age. Tudor, George. Tudor.
Of course, more importantly, their sister, seven-year-old Alice. Tudor, and five-year-old Isabella. Tudor.
In this way, this provoked a strong reaction among the nobility, and the son of the Duke of Norfolk, the son of the Earl of Argyle, the grandson of the Earl of Arlen, and even the children of the nobles with heads and faces rushed to enter the academy.
In this regard, Edward also felt that it was a good opportunity, after all, these noble children would also be considered members of the ruling class in the future, and it would be good to get in touch with them earlier.
As a result, His Majesty the King stipulated that only the children of the nobility who were of the rank of baron and above, and between the ages of seven and ten were allowed to enter, and among them, the members of the Cabinet also had a recommended seat as the privilege of the Cabinet Chief.
Even so, the number of children of the nobility of appropriate age has reached more than a hundred.
This can be regarded as a base for cultivating nobles!
In order to better prepare these future ruling classes, His Majesty invited some members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the Royal Academy of Sciences, to give them lectures.
Mathematics, Latin, English, astronomy, geography, history, horseback riding, archery, etiquette, painting, debate, and the basics of heraldry, which were required for the nobility.
In this era, each nobleman had his own coat of arms, which also became the symbol of the nobility.
When you don't know each other, the coat of arms has become the best intermediary for acquaintance, and every nobleman must remember at least hundreds of coats of arms in his life, so that he can be regarded as a real nobleman.
Twelve courses are enough to make them want to die and apply what they have learned.
The aristocracy, although the importance of blood is still dominant, the importance of talent is becoming more and more prominent, especially when commoners pass the examination, enter the officialdom, and compete with them for power.
The competition between the nobles and the commoners became more intense.
The two factions fought each other, but in the end it was the king who benefited.
Of course, Windsor's biggest breakthrough was that it included women.
Although it was taught separately for men and women, it was a major breakthrough.
In other words, in this era, in addition to the abbey, the way for the female aristocracy to receive education was added a Windsor college.
The move of separating men and women from school caused a huge repercussion among the aristocracy.
Among the nobility, there were opponents and supporters, but the opposition was ineffective, and the king's orders could not be questioned.