The Duke of York’s Royal Military School was originally founded in 1801 by Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The school was originally named the Royal Military Asylum and located at Chelsea, London, United Kingdom. In 1892, the RMA was renamed The Duke of York's Royal Military School and, in 1909, moved to new premises constructed on the cliffs of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. The RMA was founded as an establishment to deal with many orphans of the armed forces during the years 1793-1815 from during conflict between Britain and Revolutionary France. The RMA was modeled on the Royal Hibernian Military School (1765-1924), and based on a monitorial system of education. Today the Duke of York’s Royal Military School provides co-educational admission to pupils whose parents are serving or were serving in any branch of the armed services at any rank. The school is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence. His Royal Highness The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son of King George III. From 1820 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... Queen Charlotte was the name of at least three women: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... An Executive Agency is a British public institution that carries out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ...

Pupils are well provided for, and the school has a strong sporting culture. The 150 acres (607,000 m²) of land provides more than enough room for, among others, a full size athletics track, astroturf, swimming pool, indoor squash courts, gymnasium and dozens of full size grass pitches for rugby and cricket. 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that involve swimming, e. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

The school is currently divided into nine Houses. Until the the school became coeducational in 1994, only eight boarding houses existed and these were subdivded into two junior (Haig and Kitchener) and six senior (Roberts,Wolseley, Wellington, Clive, Wolfe and Marlborough) houses. As part of the preparation for coeducational status, the former sanatorium was converted into a ninth boarding house, Alanbrooke. This was initially a mixed-age house housing all of the school's female pupils. As additional girls arrived over successive years, Marlborough was converted to a senior girls house. The male incumbents were moved into Kitchener, which became a senior boys house. The intake of male junior school pupils was of necessity reduced at this time, due to the limited space available to converted into additional bedspaces in Haig. Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (June 19, 1861 - January 28, 1928) was a British soldier and senior commander during World War I. He had independent wealth: his family manufactured Haig & Haig whisky. ... Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum PC, KBE, KCB, ADC ( June 24, 1850 - June 5, 1916) was a British Field Marshal and statesman. ... Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (September 30, 1832 - November 14, 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. ... 1882 caricature from Punch Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley of Cairo, (June 4, 1833 - March 26, 1913) was a British field marshal. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ... Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India. ... General James Wolfe, General James (Jimmy) Wolfe (January 2, 1727 – September 13, 1759) was a British general, remembered mainly for his role in establishing British rule in Canada. ... John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (May 26, 1650 - June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, KG, PC (in addition... Statue of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke, MoD Building, Whitehall, London Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (July 23, 1883 - June 17, 1963) was a British Field Marshal during World War II. He also served as Lord High Constable during the coronation of... John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (May 26, 1650 - June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, KG, PC (in addition... Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum PC, KBE, KCB, ADC ( June 24, 1850 - June 5, 1916) was a British Field Marshal and statesman. ... Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (June 19, 1861 - January 28, 1928) was a British soldier and senior commander during World War I. He had independent wealth: his family manufactured Haig & Haig whisky. ...

To emcompess the extra Junior Boys, Haig House now holds 4 dorms instead of the usual 3. The extra having been built on the end of the house. This extention, including a laundry room, the dorm itself, a shower area and 2 rooms, currently used as the Deputy Housemasters office and 3 extra cubicles respectivly, has worked well.

Wolfe and Clive houses have also since been converted to female houses for the Senior School girls, Alanbrooke being used exclusively for the Junior School girls. General James Wolfe, General James (Jimmy) Wolfe (January 2, 1727 – September 13, 1759) was a British general, remembered mainly for his role in establishing British rule in Canada. ... Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India. ... Statue of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke, MoD Building, Whitehall, London Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (July 23, 1883 - June 17, 1963) was a British Field Marshal during World War II. He also served as Lord High Constable during the coronation of...

The pupils are well known for their high school spirit which continues well after school through a strong old boys (and now girls) network. It is common for pupils generations apart to socialise with each other as if they had grown up together. This can be particularly useful when travelling, as the schools unique background has resulted in a wide spread of ex pupils across the globe. There are especially high concentrations in Australia and Hong Kong.

The School, recently celebrated thier Bi-Centenery in 2001/02. They held a service at Christmas in 2001, aswell as a special Parade at the end of the 2002. Select pupils of the then years 7+8 also were involved in the reinactment of the founding of the Royal Asylum at Chelsea.

See Also

Queen Victoria School HM Queen Victoria School, opened in 1908, is Scotlands Ministry of Defence school for the sons and daughters of Scottish soldiers, sailors and airmen. ...

External links

• DYRMS "Sons of the Brave" Old Boys Rugby 7s Team
• Duke of York's Royal Military School
• Duke of York's Royal Military School Old Boys Association
• List of Duke of York's Old Boys & Girls on the Internet
• John Oakley's time at the Duke of York's Royal Military School
• Neil Argue's Duke of York's Class of 1986 Website