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 of England.[6] 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.[7] "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.