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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by Symbiote on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:27AM (#33077763)
Page 6 of one of the official exam specifications to be taken at age 16 (GCSEs) specifically mentions William the Bastard.

https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/335133-the-norman-conquest-106...

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by Theodores on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @05:00AM (#33092995)
I must be getting very old!

Thanks for this. Back in my day the 'b-' word was considered unfit for school books.

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by Symbiote on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @07:57AM (#33094243)
I remembered it from about 1999. I don't know if it was a requirement back then, or just something the history teacher chose to include.
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