| “ | It's the old school motto, I expect. "Conamur Tenues Grandia." Though slight, we strive for greatness.
- Billy Bunter |
” |
Greyfriars School was a English public school which, in reality, served as a recruiting ground for spies and agents for the British Crown since the 16th century.
History[]
The school's practice of recruiting agents of the Crown began in 1564 in which Queen Gloriana I and spymaster Sir Jack Wilton had visited the school searching for potential recruits.
Notable students that attended Greyfriars were Billy Bunter, Harold Wharton, Robert Kim Cherry, and John Night; all of whom were observed as potential agents for MI5. Headmaster Henry Quelch was also one of these observers.[1]
In the 1940s Tara Tarsy King's brother studied in Greyfriars.[2]
By 1958, Greyfriars had been closed down during the time of Harold Wharton's reign as "Big Brother". Billy Bunter remained as the sole resident and caretaker of the school.[1]
Source material[]
Greyfriars School was the setting for Charles Hamilton's Greyfriars stories which first appeared in The Magnet and various other media.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
- ↑ The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: The Tempest - "Dawn Is But Dark's Endeavour"