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Duke of York's Royal Military School
Founded to support the children of soldiers during the Napoleonic era, this historic British school has evolved into a modern co-educational academy while keeping its strong military traditions alive. Its story stretches from early 19th-century Chelsea to its long-standing home above Dover in Kent.
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Regulations for the establishment and government of the Royal Military Asylum
by Duke of York's Royal Military School
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The Duke of York's Royal Military School is not an individual author but a historic British school with a long and unusual past. It began in 1801 under a Royal Warrant from King George III, and opened in Chelsea in 1803 as the Royal Military Asylum, created to educate and care for the children of soldiers.
In 1892, the institution took the name Duke of York's Royal Military School. In 1909 it moved to its present site near Dover, Kent, where it became known for combining boarding education with military tradition. Over time, the school changed from its earlier role serving a narrower military community into a broader co-educational school.
Today, it is an academy for students aged 11 to 18, still closely associated with military heritage but open more widely than in the past. What makes it stand out is the way it links centuries of history with present-day school life, preserving ceremonial traditions while operating as a modern secondary school.