Rugby School
/ˌrʌɡbi ˈskuːl/
/ˌrʌɡbi ˈskuːl/
- a leading English public school in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, established in 1567. Its headmaster from 1827 to 1842 was Thomas Arnold, and it is the school where the book Tom Brown's Schooldays is set. Rugby football was first played at the school and is named after it.
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