Year 11 History Debating

The Year 11 History Debating team has had the chance to preview the History Extension course recently as they researched their latest topic, That JFK is the modern day King Arthur. Compiling a case for the affirmative, our team grappled with key historiographical issues related to the construction of history and the mythologisation and commodification of the past in preparation for their debate against Roseville College, held via Zoom on Tuesday. In what proved to be a very close debate, each team put forward powerful arguments on the Arthurian legend and the “Camelot presidency” of John F. Kennedy, which they supported with a range of well-selected historical sources.

Well done to both teams for a complex and compelling debate and to our speakers on Tuesday, Kiara Wijesinghe, Clementine Hooper, Lucy Juneja, and Charlotte FitzSimons, who were awarded the debate.

The History Department