Posted by Owen Roberts on August 19, 2006 at 00:20:43 from 195.92.67.75 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: The Amazons posted by Pam Adams on August 18, 2006 at 22:55:29:
The UK was always more class conscious Pam. A boarding school was one means of keeping children away from the supposedly malign influence of the lower classes.
The whole public (meaning private) school system was seen a good preparation for running the Empire or a commercial enterprise. At least one learned to look after oneself. I learned how to shoot,fence, box and unarmed combat.
As an only child, I found boarding school a great benefit.
There has been speculation before as to where the Amazons went to school. There does not seem to be enough evidence to make a reasonable guess. I personally favour a school somewhere in the midlands, perhaps like Abbots Bromley.