Richard Valpy

Richard Valpy (7 December 1754 – 28 March 1836) was a British schoolmaster and priest of the Church of England.

After holding a mastership at Bury, in 1781 he became head master of Reading School, a post which he held for 50 years.

In 1800 he was requested by his old pupils to sit for a full-length portrait and 30 years later, on the occasion of his jubilee, he was presented with a service of plate.

"The Second part of King Henry the Fourth, altered from William Shakespeare as it was acted at Reading School in October 1801.

"WHEN the First Part of King Henry the Fourth was played at Reading School, it was sufficient to curtail some tedious pages, and to omit some exceptionable expressions.