Medieval Day

Medieval Day

On the brilliant morning of the 17 October about 60  Year 8 students gathered into R1 to watch a presentation on medieval weaponry and battle tactics. The presentation would last about 2 periods and was the first session of our history incursion, sensibly named Medieval Day

I think the consensus was that this wasn’t going to be a very interesting 2 periods, but we were all pleasantly surprised by the presenter, James Adams’ engaging and humorous presentation. It really helped us absorb the information in a better, more effective way.

While it was a bit disappointing that we didn’t get to try out all the different medieval weapons, James’ humour did compensate for it brilliantly. I for one found his presentation extremely amusing and time flew by. It was amazing how he so easily blended information together with quips and jokes, and there was laughter all around throughout the session.

The presentation really helped to enhance our knowledge of medieval weaponry, life and the world as a whole. I would like to thank the History teachers for their tireless work in organising the day, as well as James Adams’ incredibly amusing, interesting and engaging session that really kicked off the mood for the rest of the day.

Yihan Lin (Year 8)