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As Sally and I walked down the long halls of the castle, I couldn't help but notice the pictures of horses on the wall. I had always been fascinated by medieval history and the stories of brave knights and their trusty steeds. As we reached the end of the hall, Sally turned to me and asked, "If the knights wear armor, do the horses wear armor too?"
The person in charge of the tour, who had been rambling on about how we could try on the armor and participate in medieval-style activities if we signed up to be students at the Tower of London, quickly jumped in to answer. "Of course they have to," he said. "It's to protect them from injury during the jousting events."
But I wasn't satisfied with his answer. I raised my hand and asked, "When was the first jousting tournament held at Dover Castle in Kent, England?" I had read in one of my history books before coming on this tour that four of the best knights from different countries would come to battle and be watched by spectators.
The guide hesitated for a moment before responding, "The first jousting tournament was held in August 2017."
I couldn't believe it. I had always imagined jousting tournaments being a regular event in medieval times, not something that was only recently started as a tourist attraction.
Sally, who had been listening to our exchange, turned to me with a smirk on her face. "Looks like someone needs to do more research before coming on a tour," she said, trying to tease me.
I felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment. I had always prided myself on my knowledge of medieval history, but now I realized that I still had a lot to learn. I knew this tour would be a great opportunity to discover new information and deepen my understanding of the past, but also it was a challenge to prove Sally and myself that I had the knowledge to be able to follow the tour and understand it.