PUPPETEER Phil Spellacy enthralled children on his annual visit to a Trimdon primary school.
Mr Spellacy, from Leeds, visits St William's RC School every year to bring history topics to life.
Previous visits have included shadow puppets based on the Jason and the Argonauts legend and a show about other Greek legends.
This year's theme was the lives and times of the Tudor monarchs, using Sicilian stick puppets.
Sheila Doherty, headteacher at St William's, said: "First thing in the morning he gave the children a history of puppets, with a collection of his puppets from around the world.
"Then he worked on the story theme with the children. They made their own puppets, mainly using cereal boxes and waste material, then gave a performance in front of the whole school. He gave them a terrific amount of confidence and was very pleased with what they did.
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