Henry Marten was born with his twin sister Isabel in Kensington, London. He was the younger son of Sir Alfred Marten and his wife Patricia and was the brother of Sir Alfred Barrington Marten, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1926-30. Marten entered Eton College, and from there matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1891. In 1895, he graduated with a first-class degree in modern history and accepted an offer from Edmond Warre to return to Eton to teach history.[1]
He was a founder member of the Historical Association in 1906. In 1912, he published The Groundwork of British History with his co-author, George Townsend Warner, which became "one of the most used school textbooks of the first half of the twentieth century".[1] With E. H. Carter,[a] he wrote a school textbook for younger children, in several volumes, titled simply "Histories".[3] Other collaborative works included The Teaching of History in 1938.
In 1925, Marten narrowly missed becoming Master of Magdalene College, in Cambridge, when he was recommended to the Hereditary Visitor of Magdalene, Lord Braybrooke as a possible candidate, but the College Fellows opposed the appointment, preferring another candidate, A. S. Ramsey. Braybrooke chose to appoint neither, and instead A. B. Ramsay, who was Lower Master at Eton, got the job. Marten was appointed to Ramsay's vacated post at Eton. Further promotions followed, to Vice-Provost in 1929, and Provost in 1945.[1]
He died unmarried in the Provost's Lodge at Eton, where the Marten Library is named after him. The library contains his collection of books, which he bequeathed to Eton on his death.[1]
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^Edward Henry Carter (1876–1953) was chief inspector of schools in England.[2] In 1931, he had an MA degree and was "late scholar of Jesus College, Cambridge".[3]
henry, marten, educator, clarence, henry, kennett, marten, kcvo, october, 1872, december, 1948, provost, eton, private, tutor, queen, elizabeth, henry, martenkcvobornclarence, henry, kennett, marten28, october, 1872kensington, london, englanddied11, december, . Sir Clarence Henry Kennett Marten KCVO 28 October 1872 11 December 1948 was the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II Sir Henry MartenKCVOBornClarence Henry Kennett Marten28 October 1872Kensington London EnglandDied11 December 1948 1948 12 11 aged 76 NationalityEnglishEducationEton CollegeAlma materBalliol College OxfordKnown forProvost of Eton 1945 1949 RelativesSir Alfred Marten father Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditHenry Marten was born with his twin sister Isabel in Kensington London He was the younger son of Sir Alfred Marten and his wife Patricia and was the brother of Sir Alfred Barrington Marten Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1926 30 Marten entered Eton College and from there matriculated at Balliol College Oxford in 1891 In 1895 he graduated with a first class degree in modern history and accepted an offer from Edmond Warre to return to Eton to teach history 1 He was a founder member of the Historical Association in 1906 In 1912 he published The Groundwork of British History with his co author George Townsend Warner which became one of the most used school textbooks of the first half of the twentieth century 1 With E H Carter a he wrote a school textbook for younger children in several volumes titled simply Histories 3 Other collaborative works included The Teaching of History in 1938 In 1925 Marten narrowly missed becoming Master of Magdalene College in Cambridge when he was recommended to the Hereditary Visitor of Magdalene Lord Braybrooke as a possible candidate but the College Fellows opposed the appointment preferring another candidate A S Ramsey Braybrooke chose to appoint neither and instead A B Ramsay who was Lower Master at Eton got the job Marten was appointed to Ramsay s vacated post at Eton Further promotions followed to Vice Provost in 1929 and Provost in 1945 1 In 1938 Marten began instructing Princess Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth II in constitutional history 1 4 He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1945 New Year Honours 5 and received the accolade from King George VI on 4 March 1945 on the steps of Eton College Chapel 1 He died unmarried in the Provost s Lodge at Eton where the Marten Library is named after him The library contains his collection of books which he bequeathed to Eton on his death 1 Notes Edit Edward Henry Carter 1876 1953 was chief inspector of schools in England 2 In 1931 he had an MA degree and was late scholar of Jesus College Cambridge 3 References Edit a b c d e f Birley Sir Robert revised by Tim Card 2004 Marten Sir Clarence Henry Kennett 1872 1948 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press retrieved 22 September 2009 Subscription required E H Carter a b Histories Three year course Book I Our Heritage 1931 edition CHK Marten and EH Carter Basil Blackwell Oxford Crawford Marion 1950 The Little Princesses London Cassell and Co No 36866 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 1944 p 8 External links EditBritish Pathe News film of Henry Marten being knighted on the steps of Eton College ChapelAcademic officesPreceded byLord Hugh Cecil Provost of Eton College1945 1949 Succeeded byClaude Aurelius Elliott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Marten educator amp oldid 1125325502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
