The National History Challenge is a national research competition where students choose historical events and topics related to their own interests related to a specific theme.  In 2025, the theme was “Conflict and Resolution”.

This semester, with only this theme in mind, Aonnesha plunged deep into historical research about South Asia’s colonial history.  Aonnesha is to be commended for her participation which required her to conduct independent historical research using her own time.

Aonnesha writes, “I wanted to learn more about the history of my parents’ country, Bangladesh, and how its current state came to be due to the conflict caused by British colonisation and the resolution of partition. I researched by reading articles about British colonialism in India to form a general understanding of the topic. I then studied primary sources in the National Archives UK, from the time period of the East India Company and British Raj”.  
The Humanities faculty is proud of students like Aonnesha who challenge themselves by entering competitions like the National History Challenge.  History is an exciting discipline that provides all people with the opportunity to increase their awareness and appreciation of the world and their important place in it.  

Well done, Aonnesha! 

Allison Hommelhoff – Humanities Teacher