Category:Old Rugbeians
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| Motto | Orando Laborando |
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| Motto in English | By praying, by working |
| Established | 1567 |
| Type | Public School |
| Location | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Colours |  Oxford blue, Cambridge blue, green |
Old pupils of Rugby School go into this category, whether they are played characters or NPCs.
Rugby School was founded in 1567 as a provision in the will of Lawrence Sheriff, who had made his fortune supplying groceries to Queen Elizabeth I. Since Lawrence Sheriff lived in Rugby and the neighbouring Brownsover, the school was intended to be a free grammar school for the boys of those towns. Up to 1667, the school remained in comparative obscurity. Its history during that trying period is characterised mainly by a series of lawsuits between descendants of the founder, who tried to defeat the intentions of the testator, and the masters and trustees, who tried to carry them out. A final decision was handed down in 1667, confirming the findings of a commission in favour of the trust, and henceforth the school maintained a steady growth. "Floreat Rugbeia" is the traditional school song.[1]
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Pages in category "Old Rugbeians"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.