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		Symbiote on Oct 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The City of London’s oldest document is currently ... 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...

Theodores on Oct 5, 2022 [–]

I must be getting very old!

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

Symbiote on Oct 5, 2022 | [–]

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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