On 17 May 2014, Patrick Francis launched his new book, Vivat Shirburnia: Sherborne School and the Great War, 1914-1918. In this fully-illustrated history of Sherborne School and the Great War, Patrick Francis tells the story of the war-time service and sacrifice of many of the more than one thousand Old Shirburnians who participated in the … Read more
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2.30pm, Roman Catholic Hall, Westbury, Sherborne, Dorset. Drawing on the rich archive of Sherborne School Patrick Francis will explore the impact of the Great War on the School community. Over 220 young men were to lay down their lives during those terrible years which saw war on a truly industrial scale. … Read more
Recent publications to use material from the School archives include: Patrick Francis, Vivat Shirburnia: Sherborne School and the Great War, 1914-1918 [available May 2014]. Ann Clark (ed.), The Sherborne Almshouse Register 1437-1866 (Dorset Record Society, 2013). Anthony Seldon & David Walsh, Public Schools and the Great War (Pen and Sword Books, 2013). Nicholas Shakespeare, Priscilla: … Read more