{"id":41212,"date":"2023-05-12T08:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T07:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/?p=41212"},"modified":"2023-05-12T08:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T07:08:24","slug":"alcuin-of-york-not-just-some-guy-from-one-thousand-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/alcuin-of-york-not-just-some-guy-from-one-thousand-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcuin of York: Not Just Some Guy From One Thousand Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n<div id=\"block_a2d5e62d0837621461ffe0f35425bf9b\" class=\"wp-block-acf-paragraph\">\n  <div class=\"grid-container\">\n    <div class=\"grid-x\">\n      <div class=\"cell large-8 large-offset-2\">\n                <div class=\"paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n          <p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41239 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2-640x482.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/alcuin-2.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/>By Ishita N, Year 10 Journalist Leader<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The academic scholars at NHEHS were given the fantastic opportunity to research and write a paper on one of the most important scholars in history: Alcuin of York. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While upon first glance he may not seem significant or a very commonly heard of figure, his actions were pivotal to the progression of education during the 8th century and he played a leading role in the Carolingian Renaissance, the movement revitalising learning during the reign of Charlemagne. Working with fellow students across all year groups, we were given full access to the library\u2019s vast collection of books and further resources provided by teachers and in our groups researched various aspects of Alcuin\u2019s life, ranging from topics such as who Alcuin corresponded with across Europe to the impact of his actions on today\u2019s society. Despite Alcuin\u2019s high status and influence as a friend of Charlemagne and leader in the creation of Carolingian miniscule, the forefather of modern typefaces, one of the major challenges in our endeavour was finding information on him. As he was a figure from so long ago, there were few sources on the internet that were able to paint a detailed picture of who he was and the events of his life, forcing us to get creative and look beyond the screen and into various books detailing the era, along with academic papers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this was tough and unlike any research we have had to conduct before, it provided us with many new skills and pushed us out of our comfort zone, teaching us how to understand different sources and find information when the internet cannot help us. Being able to collaborate with others on this project has been thoroughly interesting and has brought to light for us the ever-enduring pursuit of knowledge throughout history.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":41238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,41,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alcuin of York: Not Just Some Guy From One Thousand Years Ago &#8226; Notting Hill &amp; Ealing High School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nhehs.gdst.net\/alcuin-of-york-not-just-some-guy-from-one-thousand-years-ago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alcuin of York: Not Just Some Guy From One Thousand Years Ago &#8226; 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