The case of George Archer - Shee from 1908 inspired the play The Winslow Boy .
1908 was expelled from Osborne after being falsely accused of stealing a 5 - shilling postal order .
The case of George Archer - Shee from 1908 , who was expelled from Osborne after being falsely accused of stealing a 5 - shilling postal order , inspired the play The Winslow Boy .