question: In what region of England did an independent school established in 1896 merge with King Edward VII and Queen Mary School? 
answer: the Fylde
context: Title: King Edward VII School, Taiping
  Passage: King Edward VII School (Malay: "Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan King Edward VII" ; abbreviated KE7) is a premier secondary school for boys (and girls, in Sixth Form) located on Jalan Muzium Hulu, in Taiping, Malaysia.  Formerly known as Central School, it is one of the oldest schools in Malaysia.  The school is widely known as by its initials "KE7".  The students are known as Edwardians or Tigers and, as alumni, Old Edwardians.
  Title: Arnold KEQMS
  Passage: AKS Lytham (AKS) is an independent, co-educational school located on the Fylde, Lancashire, England.  It was formed from the merger of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) in Lytham St. Annes and Arnold School in Blackpool.  It is based in a coastal 35 acre site in Lytham St Annes.  AKS Lytham is a member of HMC and a part of the United Church Schools Trust family of schools.
  Title: King Edward VII and Queen Mary School
  Passage: King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) was an HMC Independent Co-educational school in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England.
  Title: Arnold School
  Passage: Arnold School was an independent school in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, established on the Fylde coast in 1896 during the Victorian expansion of public boarding schools in England.
  Title: The Coronation of Edward VII
  Passage: The Coronation of Edward VII (French: Le Sacre d'Édouard VII ), also released as Reproduction, Coronation Ceremonies, King Edward VII and as Coronation of King Edward, is a 1902 short silent film directed by Georges Méliès and produced by Charles Urban.  The film is a staged simulation of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, produced in advance of the actual coronation for release on the same day.
  Title: Statue of King Edward VII, Bangalore
  Passage: The Statue of King Edward VII, Bangalore, is located at Queen's Park, next to Cubbon Park, Bangalore Cantonment, at the junction of Queen's Road and Cubbon Road.  The statue was unveiled on November 1919 by the then Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Frederic John Napier Baron Chelmsford.  The statue was raised out of funds raised by the residents of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station.  The Statue of King Edward VII is one of the few of the original statues which were installed in British India, to still stand at its original location.  The statue rises above a flowering frangipani tree.  On the other end of Queen's Park is the Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore The statue was designed and sculpted by Leonard Jennings of Chelsea, London.
  Title: King Edward VII Science and Sport College
  Passage: King Edward VII Science and Sport College (formerly "King Edward VII Community College", and earlier "King Edward VII Grammar School") is a mixed upper school and sixth form located in Coalville in the English county of Leicestershire.
  Title: King Edward VII Land
  Passage: King Edward VII Land or King Edward VII Peninsula is a large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.  The peninsula projects into the Ross Sea between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the Ross Ice Shelf, and forms part of the Ross Dependency.  Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, Okuma Bay on the west, and to the east by Sulzberger Bay and the Saunders Coast, all essentially on the Ross Sea / Southern Ocean in Antarctica.  The northwest extremity of the peninsula is Cape Colbeck.  Edward VII Peninsula is located at .
  Title: Lee Blackett
  Passage: Lee Blackett (born 21 November 1982 in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom) is an English rugby union footballer named the new Backs Coach for the 2015/2016 by the Wasps.  He replaces Stephen Jones who will return to the Scarlets.  At the age of 30 Blackett became the youngest coach in the Championship in 2013 when, at age 30 the Titans.  Previously he was a wing for Rotherham and centre, while also playing the role of captain for the team.  After his stint with Rotherham as wing he spent six seasons playing for Leeds Carnegie in the Premiership.  His usual position is at wing or centre.  He went to school at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham, and played some of his earlier rugby at Fylde Rugby Club.
  Title: Arthur Collins (courtier)
  Passage: Arthur Collins CB, MVO, Commander, Hohenzollern Order (26 June 1845 – 21 November 1911), was Equerry and Comptroller for Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's 4th daughter and Gentleman Usher in the households of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.  He attended Princess Louise in her role as the wife of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (at that time Marquis of Lorne), who was Governor General and Vice Regent of Canada between 1878 and 1883.  Collins represented Princess Louise at the funerals of Lord Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, and William Ewart Gladstone, the two competing Prime Ministers during Queen Victoria's reign.  Collins attended as a Gentleman Usher the coronation of King Edward VII and probably Victoria's funeral.
citations: Arnold KEQMS Arnold School