 He ended up describing the housemasters as like medieval barons with swords half-drawn, and never mastered the subtleties of dealing with them effectively.Chenevix-Trench's time at Eton, in the midst of the 1960s, was further confused by the sense of change sweeping through the country.The "Daily Express" said that Eton "may well have elected a man who will help to effect a quiet, but most necessary revolution" at the school.