A WOKE headteacher has been accused of “erasing history” by getting rid of the names of two of Britain’s greatest naval heroes from school buildings.

       Parents were told Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake had “less than positive connotations” in modern times.

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       Sir Francis Drake was the first Brit to circumnavigate the globe Credit: Alamy 4

       Sir Walter Raleigh famously helped defend Britain against the Spanish Armada Credit: Getty - Contributor 4

       Head Louise Simpson said those being axed no longer 'represent the values and inclusive nature' of the school Credit: facebook/Exeter School

       The Elizabethan-age heroes, who defeated the Spanish Armada and led discoveries to America, are among ten names of “houses” being scrapped at Exeter School in Devon.

       Head Louise Simpson said those being axed no longer “represent the values and inclusive nature” of the school.

       She is now appealing to parents to rename the houses at the ￡17,000-a-year school after local woodlands, castles or topographical features.

       But the change has been blasted by parents and alumni.

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       One former pupil told The Sun: “Instead of erasing the school’s history, the mature thing to do is let the pupils think for themselves.

       “Woke cancel culture like this just makes people question the head’s suitability for the job.”

       Sir Francis Drake, the first Brit to circumnavigate the globe, is claimed to be one of Britain’s earliest slave traders.

       While Sir Walter Raleigh who famously helped defend Britain against the Spanish Armada, was an early coloniser of America.

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       General Redvers Buller won a Victoria Cross fighting in the Zulu War and was later sacked as Commander in chief of British forces in South Africa for failing to quash Boer guerillas.

       The other names include philanthropists and benefactors Sir Charles Goff, Sir John Daw, Wilfred Townsend, Hugh Crossing, and Elizabeth Dowrich.

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       One former pupil told The Sun: 'Woke cancel culture like this just makes people question the head’s suitability for the job', pictured Exeter School

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