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| 1696 | Walpole, Robert |  |
| Cambridge Walpole matriculates at King's College, Cambridge |
| 1781 | Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Eton Enters Eton |
| 1786 | Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Angers Enters School of Equitation, Angers , Anjou |
| 1824 | Birbeck, George | |
| Birbeck Founds the London Mechanics Institute which later becomes Birbeck College |
| 1841 | Birbeck, George | |
| 12th Jan London Death of George Birbeck |
| 1877 | George V | |
| Joins the Britannia as a naval cadet |
| 1906 | Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Called to the bar by the Inner Temple |
| 1907 | Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| Sandhurst Enters Sandhurst |
| 1908 | Runciman, Walter | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1909 | George VI | |
| Osbourne Enters the Royal Naval College |
| 1912 | George VI | |
| Dartmouth Passes out from Dartmouth |
| 1918 | George VI | |
| Boulogne Receives training in flying, an Avro biplane, & earns his wings |
| 1919 | George VI | |
| Oct Cambridge Enters Cambridge as a freshman, Trinity College |
| 1930 | Philip | |
| Sep Cheam Attends Cheam School |
| 1933 | Crawford, Marion | |
| Given the responsibility of tutoring Elizabeth II |
| 1933 | Philip | |
| Sep Salem Attends Kurt Hahn's school at Salem in Germany |
| 1941 | Butler, Richard Austen | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1945 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Doverdale Primary School |
| 1950 | Major, John Roy | |
| Cheam Enters Cheam Common Junior School |
| 1952 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Quarry Bank High School |
| 1952 | Powell, Cynthia | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| 1952 | Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| Sep Liverpool John Lennon starts at Liverpool College of Art where he meets Cynthia Powell, his future wife, & Stuart Sutcliffe |
| 1954 | Major, John Roy | |
| Merton Enters Rutlish Grammar School |
| 1955 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Durham Attends Western Hill pre-pre school |
| 1960 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| July Liverpool John Lennon leaves Liverpool College of Art |
| 1961 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Durham Attends Chorister School |
| 1964 | Dury, Ian | |
| Dury wins a place at the Royal College of Art where he is taught by the eminent British artist Peter Blake |
| 1966 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Edinburgh Attends Fettes College |
| 1967 | Charles | |
| Cambridge Traditionally, the heir to the throne would go straight into the military after finishing school, however, in a break with tradition, Charles attends university at Trinity College, Cambridge |
| 1970 | Charles | |
| Aberystwyth Attends the Old College, part of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studies the Welsh language and Welsh History |
| 23rd June Cambridge Charles studies history, earning a 2:2 (lower second class) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree making him the third member of the Royal Family to earn a university degree |
| 1970 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 20th June Appointed Secretary for Education & Science, attains Cabinet rank for the first time |
| 1972 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oxford Reads law at St John's College |
| 1972 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh MA Edinburgh University |
| 1973 | Strummer, Joe | |
| Newport Moves to Newport, Wales to attend the Newport College of Art, but soon drops out but while there, he joins up with some friends to form a band called The Vultures |
| 1974 | Prentice, Reginald | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Education & Science |
| 1974 | Williams, Shirley | |
| London Appointed Minister for Education |
| 1975 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oxford Graduates with an Upper Second degree in law |
| Oct Begins 1 yr Bar course at Lincoln's Inn |
| 1975 | Charles | |
| As per Cambridge tradition, the Prince is awarded a Master's degree, entitling him to use the postnominal MA (Cantab.) |
| 1976 | Williams, Shirley | |
| 10th Sep Appointed Secretary of State for Education & Science |
| 1979 | Carlisle, Mark | |
| Appointed Minister for Education |
| 1982 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh PhD Edinburgh University |
| 1985 | Crosland, Charles Anthony Raven | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| 1990 | Clarke, Kenneth | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Science |
| 30th Nov Appointed Minister of Education & Science |
| 1992 | Patten, John | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Employment |
| 1997 | Blunkett, David | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Employment |
| 1999 | Jowell, Tessa | |
| Appointed Minister of Education & Employment |
| 2001 | Morris, Estelle | |
| Appointed Minister for Education |
| 2002 | Clarke, Charles | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
