Eton College Cross—the largest number to alumni of any school. Many fictional characters have been described as Old Etonians. These include: Here follows a list of films partially filmed at Eton. Eton College Eton College () is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor. It educates more than 1,300 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as 'The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor', making it the 18th-oldest Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) school. Eton is one of the original nine public schools as defined by
Eton College well as publications produced by individual departments such as "The Cave" (Philosophy), "Etonomics" (Economics), "Scientific Etonian" (Science), "Timeline" (History), "Praed" (Poetry and Song), "The Mayflower" (English), and "The Lexicon" (Modern Languages). Until 18 December 2010, Eton College was an "exempt charity" under English law (Charities Act 1993, Schedule 2). Under the provisions of the Charities Act 2006, it is now an "excepted charity", and fully registered with the Charities Commission, and is now one of the 100 largest charities in the UK. As a charity, it benefits from substantial tax breaks. It was calculated by the late David Jewell, former