A Norwich sixth form student will be a guest of honour at a celebratory dinner after winning a public speaking competition about the city's history.
Grace Jackson, from Norwich High School for Girls, triumphed in the Great Norwich History Competition, organised by the Freemen of Norwich.
The contest was held as part of the group's celebrations to mark its 700th anniversary.
In centuries past the Freemen of Norwich governed the city.
The ancient privileges are now gone but the title and its associated Norwich Town Close Estate Charity survives.
Six teams from schools across Norwich battled it out in the competition final at Norwich's OPEN venue which involved giving presentations to a panel of experts on whether Norwich ceased to be a great city after 1750.
Miss Jackson, who presented on her own, scooped the £150 top prize.
The sixth form student will be a guest of honour at the Freemen's Great Feast which will take place at St Andrew's Hall, Norwich, on September 29.
Nigel Back, chair of the Freemen of Norwich committee, said: 'Miss Jackson commanded great timing, knowledge and argument as well as a confident performance which impressed the judges and the audience.'
He added: 'The competition is an important part of our 700 celebrations this year. It has been a great opportunity to raise awareness of the incredible history of Norwich. All the debates were well researched and set out strong cases for whether Norwich is still great – or not.'
The Great Norwich Competition began in March with more than 100 sixth form students attending lectures and workshops where teachers and academics set out the case for and against whether Norwich was still a great city.
Norwich School, Hewett Academy, Norwich High School for Girls and Notre Dame High School pupils were in the final.
Anabele Davidson and Michael Yates, from Notre Dame High School, came in second place; Zoe Blacklock, Ella Sharrock and Chelsea Crawford, from Norwich High School for Girls, came in third; and Ben Holland, from the Hewett Academy, came in fourth.
The two runner-up teams were Dominik Gabriel, Ben Worsley and Daniel Redston, from Notre Dame High School, and Robin Steed, James Curtis and Leo Taylor, from Norwich School.
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