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The Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army grew out of the Officers' Widows and Orphans Fund, initiated by philanthropist Alfred Douglas Hamilton [2] as a result of the Crimean War. The school was founded in 1864, and opened on 24 August 1865 under Lady Superintendent Emmeline Maria Kingdon, who was recommended by Florence Nightingale.
The founding of the Royal School for the Daughters of Officers of the Army was in large part due to Mr Alfred Douglas Hamilton, a renowned philanthropist. During the Crimean War Mr Hamilton established the Officers Widows and Orphans Fund and the idea for the Royal School grew.
The Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army grew out of the Officers' Widows and Orphans Fund, initiated by philanthropist Alfred Douglas Hamilton [2] as a result of the Crimean War. The school was founded in 1864, and opened on 24 August 1865 under Lady Superintendent Emmeline Maria Kingdon , who was recommended by Florence Nightingale .
The Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army was a girls' boarding school situated in Bath, England. In 1998 it was incorporated into the Royal High School.[1] The Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army grew out of the Officers' Widows and Orphans Fund, initiated by philanthropist Alfred Douglas Hamilton as a result of the Crimean War. The school was founded in 1864, and ...
The Royal School opened in Bath, Somerset, in 1865, its proposed objective being ‘to bestow upon the Daughters of necessitous Officers of the Army, at the lowest possible cost, a good virtuous and religious Education, in conformity with the principles and doctrines of the Church of England’.
About. The school was founded in 1865 as the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army. Royal status came from Queen Victoria who, along with Florence Nightingale, wanted to provide education for daughters of officers lost in the Crimean War. Initially established as a boarding school, the boarding facilities remain to this day, but ...
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Aug 20, 2023 · "Seen at the bottom of the image are the buildings on the west lawns of Longleat House for the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army, which relocated from Bath to Longleat during the war.
