English Department

English @KingsBruton. Independent, HMC, co-educational, boarding/day school for pupils aged 13-18 in Somerset, UK. Size + Quality = Success. Deo Juvante.

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And that's a wrap for the @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024! The pupils were superb - a vintage year! Loads of ace #KSBHistory & #KSBEnglish, plus chances to reflect & remember #KSBChaplaincy.

All the photos will eventually sync to the website here: https://t.co/HQDuXw4Y2j

[History Department @KSBHistory]

Miss Maher reads to us, 'The Soldier', by Rupert Brooke. We then ponder its moving words in the midst of this vast memorial to fallen soldiers. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

[History Department @KSBHistory]

We leave Tyne Cot (our last battlefields site). John, our guide, reads to us Sassoon's, 'Aftermath' - a fitting poem as we seek to learn, honour, & remember in our lives going forward. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

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Whilst we sit in the frontline trenches within Sheffield Memorial Park at Serre, Mr Hambleton (@KSBEngLit) analyses 'Before Action' by William Noel Hodgson. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

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Learning about the 51st Highland Division Monument, & Hunter's Cemetery at Newfoundland Park, before Mr Hambleton (@KSBEngLit) runs us through, 'Tender Is The Night'. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

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Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit runs us through 'Reported Missing' by Anna Gordon Known - a powerful reflection of the cost of The Great War. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

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Rev Bev explains the Biblical account of Abram & Isaac, before Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads & explains Wilfred Owen's, 'Parable of the Old Man & the Young', which is based on that story. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

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Miss Maher of @KSBEngLit reads to us Wilfred Owen's, 'Dulce et Decorum Est', at Kitchener's Wood. A powerful account of the realities of gas warfare. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour2024 #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSB3rdForm

[English Department @KSBEngLit]

Last night our sixth form English students had the honour of seeing poet laureate Simon Armitage in St Mary's church

#ksbsixthform #ksbtrips #ksbacademics

[Shakespeare’s Globe @The_Globe]

'The York family come to realise, to their dread... their most lethal enemy is among their own party. The call is coming from inside the house.'

In our latest blog, Dr @will_tosh breaks down the story (and history) of #RichardIII

📖 https://t.co/WZwXu2WjGN

[English Department @KSBEngLit]

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is:

Consternation - A strong feeling of surprise or disappointment that causes confusion

#KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

[English Department @KSBEngLit]

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is:

Obstreperous - Noisy, stubborn and difficult to control

#KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

[English Department @KSBEngLit]

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is:

Reverie - A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream

#KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

[English Department @KSBEngLit]

Our @KSBEngLit word of the week is:

Caveat - A warning to consider something before taking any more action

#KSBAcademics #KSBEnglish #KSBQuality

[History Department @KSBHistory]

And that's a wrap for the @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour 2023! Thank you one & all! #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

[History Department @KSBHistory]

Thanks @KSBChaplain Rev Bev for taking a Short Service of Remembrance at Tyne Cot. We were challenged to commit to remember those who fought, & to remember God. Well done to Poppy & Harry for laying a wreath, & Islay for reading. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBChaplaincy

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Group photo of @KingsBruton 3rd Form on the #KSBBattlefieldsTour at Vimy Ridge Memorial. #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

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Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit runs us through Siegfried Sassoon's 'The Attack' whilst we sit in the front-line trench at Serre. The poem displays his clear disillusionment with the Great War. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

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Final stop of the day - Serre. Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads to us an eye-opening letter Wilfred Owen wrote to his mother describing the reality of holding a front-line dugout position here (final photo). @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips

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Mr Hambleton of @KSBEngLit reads & explains to us, 'Reported Missing' at Thiepval Memorial. @KingsBruton #KSBBattlefieldsTour #KSBHistory #KSBEnglish #KSBChaplaincy #KSBTrips