In the last week of June, our Lower Sixth (Year 12) History students attended Chalke History Festival to immerse themselves in the people of the past. Our thanks to Mrs Grant (Teacher of History and Politics) for writing up a report of the day.
Our intrepid Lower Sixth History students were delighted to spend the day at the Chalke History Festival near Salisbury. Designed to both educate and entertain, tents staging talks by leading historians share an idyllic site with reenactors and heritage stalls – punctuated by the firing of Civil War muskets and the growl of a Sherman tank in the distance. Talks by Dr Estelle Paranque on Tudor Women and Professor Jonathan Phillips on Richard the Lionheart directly support the students’ A Level studies.
We also want our students to broaden their horizons. The girls had the freedom to drop into talks by historians discussing topics as diverse as Transatlantic Slavery and lesbian relationships in the First World War through to the Warsaw Uprising and French Revolution.
Despite being a full-on day, each and every student was brilliant in immersing themselves in the festival and getting the most out of the experience. The Festival runs for a week each year and we strongly recommend a visit!
