History KS4 Y10Y11 British Depth Study Exemplar
Norman England 1066-1100
20 lessons
Coverage: 9/12 expected capabilities surfaced
Curriculum anchorConcept modelDifferentiation dataThinking lensLesson structureSubject referencesVocabulary definitionsPrior knowledge linksLearner scaffolding
Cross-curricular linksSuccess criteriaAccess and inclusion
Enquiry questions
Concepts
This study delivers 1 primary concept and 4 secondary concepts.
Primary concept: Norman England 1066-1100 (HI-KS4-C014)
Type: Knowledge | Teaching weight: 3/6A British depth study examining the Norman Conquest, the consolidation of Norman control over England, the Domesday Book, the relationship between crown and church, and the experience of the English under Norman rule.
Teaching guidance: Structure teaching around the key questions: How did William conquer and then control England? How did Norman rule transform English society? What was the relationship between William and the Church? How did ordinary English people experience Norman rule? Key events and developments: Hastings (1066) and its causes; the harrying of the North; the feudal system and castle building; Domesday Book (1086); the Investiture Controversy; Norman culture and language. For source analysis, focus on the Bayeux Tapestry as a complex primary source that rewards analysis of perspective and purpose. Historic environment connections: Norman castles (e.g., Dover, Colchester, Tower of London) as physical evidence of conquest and control. Key vocabulary: Norman Conquest, Battle of Hastings, feudalism, Domesday Book, knight, motte and bailey, castle, baron, vassal, homage, Witan, investiture, excommunication, harrying, Anglo-Saxon, Bayeux Tapestry Common misconceptions: Students often treat the Norman Conquest as an abrupt break with Anglo-Saxon England rather than a gradual and contested process of cultural and administrative transformation. Students frequently underestimate the resistance to Norman rule, particularly in the North. Students sometimes assume that the feudal system was imposed immediately and uniformly after 1066 rather than developing gradually over decades.Differentiation
| Level | What success looks like | Example task | Common errors |
| Emerging | Can identify that the Normans conquered England in 1066 and recall some basic facts about the period, but cannot explain the significance of the conquest or its consequences. | What happened at the Battle of Hastings in 1066? | Providing a minimal narrative without any contextual detail; Not understanding why the battle was fought or why William claimed the throne |
| Developing | Can describe the key features of Norman England with specific factual detail and explain how William established and maintained control after the conquest. | Explain two ways William I maintained control over England after 1066. (4 marks) | Describing methods of control without explaining why they were effective; Not recognising that Norman control was gradually established over many years, not achieved immediately |
| Secure | Can construct sustained analytical arguments about Norman England, explaining the interaction of political, social and religious factors and using specific evidence from the Domesday Book, the Bayeux Tapestry and other sources. | How far did the Norman Conquest transform English society? Consider both changes and continuities. (16 marks) | Treating the Norman Conquest as totally transformative without acknowledging continuities; Not using specific evidence from sources like the Domesday Book to support claims about the extent of change |
| Mastery | Can evaluate competing interpretations of the Norman Conquest, use source evidence critically (including the Bayeux Tapestry), and assess the long-term significance of the conquest for English and British history. | The Bayeux Tapestry is often used as evidence for the Norman Conquest. Evaluate its strengths and limitations as a historical source, considering who made it, when and why. | Using the Bayeux Tapestry as straightforward evidence of events without analysing its provenance and purpose; Dismissing the Tapestry as biased rather than recognising what its bias itself reveals about Norman political culture |
Model response (Emerging): William of Normandy fought King Harold at Hastings. Harold was killed and William won and became king.
Model response (Developing): One way was castle building. William ordered the construction of motte-and-bailey castles across England, including the Tower of London. Castles served as bases for Norman garrisons and as visible symbols of Norman power that intimidated the local English population. By 1086, over 500 castles had been built. A second way was the feudal system. William distributed land to his followers (barons) in return for military service and loyalty. This meant that the entire landowning class of England was replaced by Normans who owed their position to William personally. The feudal system created a pyramid of loyalty and obligation that extended from the king to the barons to the knights to the peasants.
Model response (Secure): The Norman Conquest produced profound changes in English government, landholding and culture, but significant continuities persisted beneath the surface of transformation. The most dramatic change was the replacement of the Anglo-Saxon landowning elite: by 1086, the Domesday Book shows that virtually all major landholders were Norman, with only two significant English landowners remaining. This represented the largest transfer of land and wealth in English history. Government was transformed through the feudal system, castle building, and the Forest Laws, which reserved vast areas of land for royal hunting. The Church was reorganised under Norman leadership (Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury), and major building programmes produced Norman cathedrals and monasteries that physically transformed the landscape. However, important continuities persisted. At the local level, English continued to be spoken by the majority population, and the administrative structures of Anglo-Saxon England — the shire system, the hundred courts, the writ system — were retained because they were more effective than anything the Normans could create from scratch. The Domesday survey itself used Anglo-Saxon administrative structures to collect its information. The English peasantry experienced a change of masters rather than a change of system: they continued to work the same land under similar conditions, with new Norman lords replacing Anglo-Saxon ones. The Conquest was therefore revolutionary at the top of society — in terms of who held power and land — but conservative at the base, where the daily structures of agricultural life changed relatively little. The most accurate characterisation is that the Normans transformed the ruling class and the cultural superstructure of English society while retaining and adapting the administrative and economic foundations they inherited.
Model response (Mastery): The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most important primary sources for the Norman Conquest, but its strengths and limitations must be carefully evaluated. As evidence, it provides a detailed visual narrative of the events of 1064-1066, including scenes not described in any written source. Its depiction of ships, weapons, armour and battle tactics provides material evidence that written chronicles do not supply. The level of specific detail — Harold's oath to William, the death of Harold, the comet — suggests that the creators had access to eyewitness accounts or detailed oral traditions. However, the Tapestry's limitations are equally significant. It was almost certainly commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux (William's half-brother) within a decade of the Conquest, making it a Norman-sponsored source that presents the Norman perspective. It depicts Harold as an oath-breaker who deserved to lose, establishing the legitimacy of William's claim. The visual medium allows ambiguity (was Harold shot in the eye, or is the figure labelled 'Harold' the one being struck down?) that has generated centuries of debate. What the Tapestry omits is as revealing as what it includes: the Harrying of the North (1069-70), which devastated northern England, is entirely absent, presumably because it would undermine the narrative of legitimate, just conquest. The most sophisticated approach treats the Tapestry not simply as evidence of what happened in 1066 but as evidence of how the Normans wanted the Conquest to be remembered and justified. Its propaganda function does not make it useless — propaganda reveals the values, anxieties and legitimation strategies of those who produced it — but it does mean that the Tapestry cannot be taken at face value as an objective account of events.
Secondary concept: Causation (HI-KS4-C001)
Type: Skill | Teaching weight: 4/6The identification, explanation, and evaluation of the factors that caused historical events and developments. Causation involves distinguishing between multiple causes, assessing their relative importance, and understanding how causes interact over different timescales.
Differentiation
| Level | What success looks like | Common errors |
| Emerging | Can identify one or two causes of a historical event but struggles to explain the mechanism by which causes led to outcomes or to distinguish between different types of cause. | Listing causes without explaining how they led to the outcome; Confusing background context with actual causes |
| Developing | Can explain multiple causes with supporting detail, distinguishing between long-term and short-term causes and beginning to explain how causes interact. | Describing causes without explaining the mechanism by which they led to the specific outcome; Not distinguishing between long-term underlying causes and short-term triggers |
| Secure | Can construct a sustained causal argument that categorises causes by type and timescale, explains their interaction, and evaluates their relative importance with substantiated reasoning. | Asserting that one cause was most important without comparing it to other causes; Not explaining why the economic crisis specifically benefited the Nazis rather than other parties |
| Mastery | Can construct a sophisticated causal argument that distinguishes between necessary and sufficient conditions, analyses the contingency of historical outcomes, and evaluates causal claims against the available evidence. | Treating the rise of Hitler as inevitable without considering counterfactual possibilities; Not distinguishing between structural conditions that made crisis likely and the specific contingent events that produced the Nazi outcome |
Secondary concept: Consequence (HI-KS4-C002)
Type: Skill | Teaching weight: 3/6The identification, explanation, and evaluation of the outcomes and effects of historical events and developments. Consequence involves distinguishing between intended and unintended outcomes, immediate and long-term effects, and effects of different scale and significance.
Differentiation
| Level | What success looks like | Common errors |
| Emerging | Can identify some outcomes of historical events but tends to focus only on immediate, obvious consequences without considering long-term effects or their relative significance. | Listing consequences without explaining their significance or scale; Focusing only on immediate effects and ignoring longer-term transformations |
| Developing | Can explain multiple consequences of a historical event, distinguishing between short-term and long-term effects and beginning to assess who was affected and how. | Describing consequences without specifying who was affected and how their lives changed; Not distinguishing between intended and unintended consequences |
| Secure | Can analyse consequences across multiple dimensions (political, social, economic), evaluate their relative significance using explicit criteria, and distinguish between intended and unintended outcomes. | Treating abolition of the trade as equivalent to the abolition of slavery itself; Not considering the consequences from the perspective of enslaved peoples as well as from the British perspective |
| Mastery | Can evaluate the full chain of consequences flowing from a historical event, assess which consequences were most historically significant using criteria-based reasoning, and consider how the assessment of consequences changes over time. | Selecting a consequence as most significant without applying explicit criteria for comparison; Not recognising that assessments of significance change depending on the criteria used and the historical perspective adopted |
Secondary concept: Change and Continuity (HI-KS4-C003)
Type: Skill | Teaching weight: 3/6The analytical framework for assessing what changed and what remained constant across historical periods. Involves identifying the nature, pace, extent, and significance of change, and explaining what factors drove or prevented it.
Differentiation
| Level | What success looks like | Common errors |
| Emerging | Can recognise that things changed over time but tends to describe change as total and sudden rather than analysing its nature, pace and extent alongside what remained constant. | Presenting change as a simple before-and-after contrast without explaining the process of change; Ignoring continuities by implying everything changed at once |
| Developing | Can identify specific changes and continuities within a historical period, explain some factors that drove or prevented change, and recognise that change was not uniform. | Identifying change and continuity without explaining the reasons behind them; Treating all change as equally important without assessing its significance |
| Secure | Can construct a sustained analytical argument about the nature, pace and extent of change across a historical period, identifying turning points and periods of stagnation and evaluating what drove or prevented change. | Identifying a turning point without evaluating how quickly change actually occurred in practice; Neglecting to discuss continuities alongside changes |
| Mastery | Can evaluate the concept of turning points critically, argue about the relative significance of different drivers of change, and assess how the pace of change was shaped by the interaction of factors such as technology, ideas, individuals, government and war. | Asserting war was the most important factor without comparing it systematically with other factors across the full timespan; Not distinguishing between wartime innovations and their subsequent implementation in peacetime medicine |
Secondary concept: Source Analysis and Evaluation (HI-KS4-C005)
Type: Skill | Teaching weight: 4/6The systematic analysis and evaluation of sources contemporary to the historical period, assessing their content, provenance, nature, and purpose to make substantiated judgements about their usefulness as historical evidence (AO3).
Differentiation
| Level | What success looks like | Common errors |
| Emerging | Can read and describe what a source says (its content) but cannot evaluate its provenance, purpose or usefulness as historical evidence. | Only describing what the source says without considering who made it and why; Taking the source at face value without considering its purpose or limitations |
| Developing | Can describe the content and identify the provenance of a source, and begin to explain how provenance affects the source's value as evidence, though analysis may be formulaic. | Dismissing a source as biased without explaining how the bias affects its usefulness for a specific enquiry; Not using own knowledge to support or challenge the source's claims |
| Secure | Can evaluate sources systematically using content, provenance and contextual knowledge, making substantiated judgements about usefulness for a specific historical enquiry and distinguishing between reliability and usefulness. | Analysing each source in isolation rather than considering what they reveal in combination; Confusing reliability (is the source accurate?) with usefulness (does the source help us understand the enquiry question?) |
| Mastery | Can use source analysis as a tool for constructing historical arguments, critically evaluating what sources reveal and conceal about a historical question, and understanding the epistemological challenges of reconstructing the past from incomplete and biased evidence. | Evaluating sources in isolation rather than considering how they work together and against each other; Not considering what is absent from the available evidence and what that absence reveals |
Thinking lens: Perspective and Interpretation (primary)
Key question: Whose perspective is this, what shapes it, and what might be missing? Why this lens fits: Significance judgements and interpretation analysis are inherently perspectival — significance depends on who is asking and from what standpoint, and competing interpretations arise because historians ask different questions from different theoretical positions; pupils must understand this to evaluate rather than merely describe different views. Question stems for KS4:Session structure: Source Enquiry + Case Study
This study uses 2 vehicle templates:
Source Enquiry (main structure)
A disciplinary history enquiry centred on working with primary and secondary sources. Pupils select relevant sources, contextualise them within their historical period, interrogate them for reliability, utility, and bias, cross-reference between sources, interpret what they reveal, and construct an argument based on the evidence.
source_selection → contextualisation → interrogation → cross_referencing → interpretation → argument
Assessment: Source-based extended writing that demonstrates ability to analyse provenance, cross-reference sources, reach substantiated interpretations, and construct a historical argument.
Teacher note: Use the SOURCE ENQUIRY template: present a diverse source base for an exam-standard historical enquiry. Expect rigorous analysis of provenance, purpose, and historical context for each source. Demand sophisticated cross-referencing that weighs sources against each other and against contextual knowledge. Guide the construction of a sustained argument that uses evidence precisely and addresses the question directly.
KS4 question stems:
Case Study
An in-depth investigation of a specific real-world example, location, or scenario. Starts with locating and describing the case in context, collects and organises relevant data, analyses patterns and processes, compares with other cases where appropriate, and reaches an evaluative conclusion.
locate_and_describe → introduction → data_collection → analysis → comparison → evaluation
Assessment: Written case study report with data presentation (tables, graphs, maps), analysis of findings, and evaluative conclusion that addresses the original enquiry question.
Teacher note: Use the CASE STUDY template: frame the case within a broader theoretical or conceptual context. Expect pupils to select and justify appropriate data collection methods. Guide critical analysis using subject-specific frameworks and quantitative techniques where appropriate. Demand evaluative conclusions that consider the typicality of the case and the generalisability of findings.
KS4 question stems:
Primary sources
2 historically grounded source types are available for this study:
1. Domesday Book (Primary Administrative, )
A survey of English landholding commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085 and completed in 1086. It records the ownership, value and resources of virtually every manor in England. It was compiled to establish who held what land and what taxes they owed. It is the most comprehensive administrative document to survive from medieval Europe.
How to use: Show a simplified Domesday entry for a local area (if available). Ask: 'Why did William want to know exactly who owned what in England?' (Control and taxation.) 'What does this tell us about the kind of ruler William was?' Then: 'Domesday Book records land and wealth, not people's feelings or beliefs. What can it tell us and what CAN'T it tell us?' Location: The National Archives, Kew, London URL: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/2. Bayeux Tapestry (KS3 analysis) (Primary Visual, )
See HSRC-017 for full provenance. At KS3, the Tapestry is analysed as a piece of political propaganda rather than simply as a narrative source. The Norman perspective, the selection and omission of events, and the visual rhetoric of the composition all become objects of critical analysis.
How to use: At KS3: focus on the propaganda dimension. Ask: 'The Tapestry was probably commissioned by William's half-brother. How does this affect what it shows?' Analyse specific scenes: 'Harold is shown swearing an oath on holy relics. Why would the Normans want to include this scene?' and 'What scenes are MISSING that Harold's supporters would have included?' This develops sophisticated source analysis skills. Location: Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux, France URL: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/Disciplinary concepts foregrounded
| Concept | Key question | Role in this study |
| Cause and Consequence | Why did this happen, and what were the effects? | At KS4, analyse the multiple consequences of the Norman Conquest across different domains (political, social, economic, cultural, religious). Distinguish intended from unintended consequences. |
| Change and Continuity | What changed, what stayed the same, and why? | At KS4, evaluate the extent of transformation: was Norman England fundamentally different from Anglo-Saxon England, or did significant continuities persist beneath the surface? |
| Evidence and Interpretation | How do we know about this, and how do historians disagree? | At KS4, evaluate the Bayeux Tapestry and Domesday Book as historical sources: provenance, purpose, reliability. What can they tell us, and what can't they tell us? |
| Significance | Why does this matter, and to whom? | At KS4, evaluate the significance of the Norman Conquest: was it the most important event in English history? Apply significance criteria (scale, duration, number affected, commemorated). |
Key figures and events
Key figures: William the Conqueror, Harold Godwinson, Odo of Bayeux, Lanfranc, Hereward the Wake Key events:Why this study matters
Norman England is a tightly focused 34-year depth study that enables pupils to analyse the mechanics and consequences of conquest in exceptional detail. The Bayeux Tapestry and Domesday Book provide two of the most extraordinary primary sources in British history for source evaluation work. The study connects directly to the KS3 medieval Britain unit.
Pitfalls to avoid
Sensitive content
Historical thinking skills (KS4)
These disciplinary skills should be woven through teaching, not taught in isolation:
Vocabulary word mat
| Term | Meaning |
| anglo-saxon | Relating to the Germanic peoples who settled in England from the 5th century. |
| baron | A nobleman of the lowest rank in the feudal system, holding land directly from the king in return for military service. |
| battle of hastings | The decisive battle in 1066 where William of Normandy defeated King Harold II to take control of England. |
| bayeux tapestry | A 70-metre-long embroidered cloth depicting events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. |
| bias | A one-sided view that favours one opinion over another, shaped by the creators beliefs. |
| castle | A fortified building or complex built for defence, often serving as a residence for a lord or monarch. |
| catalyst | A factor or event that speeds up or triggers a process of change without being the sole cause. |
| catalyst for change | An event, person, or development that accelerates or initiates significant historical transformation. |
| causation | The relationship between cause and effect; the process by which one event leads to another. |
| cause | The reason why something happened; what made an event or change take place. |
| chain of events | A sequence of related events in which each one causes or leads to the next. |
| change | When something becomes different over time, such as the way people live, work, or are governed. |
| consequence | Something that happens as a result of an action or event; the outcome. |
| contemporary source | A source created at the time of the events it describes, by someone who lived through them. |
| content | The subject matter or information contained within a source, as distinct from its provenance or purpose. |
| continuity | When something stays the same over a period of time, even while other things change. |
| contributing factor | One element among several that helped cause an event or outcome, without being the sole cause. |
| corroboration | Confirmation of a claim or piece of evidence by comparing it with independent sources. |
| cumulative cause | A build-up of multiple factors over time that together produce a significant event or change. |
| domesday book | A comprehensive survey of English land and resources ordered by William the Conqueror in 1086. |
| economic | Relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services, and wealth. |
| effect | A change that results from an action or event; what happened because of something. |
| evolution | The gradual development of something over time; in history, the slow process of change within institutions or ideas. |
| excommunication | The formal exclusion of a person from the sacraments and community of the Catholic Church by papal decree. |
| extent | The degree to which something is true, significant, or influential; how far a claim can be supported. |
| feudalism | The medieval social and economic system in which land was granted in exchange for loyalty and military service. |
| gradual | Happening slowly over a period of time, rather than suddenly or all at once. |
| harrying | The devastating military campaign by William the Conqueror to crush resistance in northern England in 1069-1070. |
| historical significance | The degree to which a past event, person, or development had a lasting impact or changed the course of history. |
| homage | A formal public pledge of allegiance from a vassal to a lord in the feudal system. |
| ideological | Relating to a system of ideas and beliefs, especially those that form the basis of a political or economic theory. |
| immediate | Happening directly and without delay; in history, the most direct and proximate cause or effect. |
| impact | The strong effect or influence that an event, person, or change has on what happens afterwards. |
| incremental | Happening through small, gradual steps rather than sudden large changes. |
| inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements. |
| intended | Planned or deliberately aimed at; consequences that were foreseen and desired by the people involved. |
| interpretation | An explanation or understanding of the past based on evidence, which may differ between people. |
| investiture | A formal ceremony conferring authority or a position of power, especially in the feudal or religious context. |
| knight | A mounted warrior in the feudal system who served a lord in exchange for land, following a code of chivalry. |
| limitation | A restriction or shortcoming of a source or piece of evidence that affects what we can learn from it. |
| long-term | Extending over a lengthy period of time, often years or decades. |
| long-term cause | A factor that develops over months, years, or decades and contributes to an eventual event. |
| motte and bailey | An early type of castle consisting of an earth mound (motte) topped with a wooden tower and an enclosed courtyard (bailey). |
| nature | The essential character or type of something; in history, used to describe what kind of change or event occurred. |
| nature of change | The characteristics and type of a historical change, such as whether it was political, social, economic, sudden, or gradual. |
| norman conquest | The invasion and takeover of England by William, Duke of Normandy, following the Battle of Hastings in 1066. |
| outcome | The final result or consequence of an event, decision, or process. |
| pace | The speed at which change or events take place; whether a process is rapid, gradual, or uneven. |
| perspective | A particular way of looking at events, shaped by experience, beliefs, or position in society. |
| political | Relating to the governance and power structures of a state or society. |
| primary source | Evidence created at the time of the event being studied, such as a letter or diary. |
| provenance | The origin and history of a source, including who created it, when, where, and why. |
| purpose | The reason why a source was created; understanding purpose helps assess reliability and usefulness. |
| rapid | Happening quickly or in a short period of time, as opposed to gradual change. |
| reliability | The degree to which a source can be trusted to provide accurate and truthful information about the past. |
| resistance to change | Opposition to or reluctance to accept new ideas, technologies, or social transformations. |
| revolution | A fundamental and often sudden change in political power, society, or technology. |
| ripple effect | A situation where one event causes a series of further events, spreading outward like ripples in water. |
| short-term | Lasting for or relating to a brief period of time, often days, weeks, or months. |
| short-term cause | A factor that occurs close in time to an event and directly triggers it, as opposed to long-term causes. |
| significance | The importance or meaning of an event, person, or development in the broader sweep of history. |
| social | Relating to the organisation and relationships within a society, including class, community, and everyday life. |
| source | Anything that gives us information about the past, including objects, documents, and buildings. |
| stagnation | A period of little or no growth, progress, or development. |
| transformation | A thorough or dramatic change in form, structure, or character. |
| trigger | An event that directly sets off a larger event, often the final cause in a chain. |
| turning point | A moment or event that marks a decisive change in the direction of events or in the course of history. |
| underlying cause | A deep-rooted factor that contributes to an event over the long term, operating beneath the surface of events. |
| unintended | Not planned or expected; consequences that people did not foresee when they took an action. |
| usefulness | The degree to which a source helps answer a particular historical question or line of enquiry. |
| vassal | A person in the feudal system who held land from a lord in return for loyalty and military service. |
| witan | The council of advisors to Anglo-Saxon kings, composed of nobles, bishops, and other leading figures. |
| motte-and-bailey | |
| Harrying of the North | |
| Marcher lord | |
| tenant-in-chief | |
| Forest Law |
Prior knowledge (retrieval plan)
Pupils should already know the following from earlier units:
| Prior knowledge needed | For concept | Description |
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Scaffolding and inclusion (Y10)
| Guideline | Detail |
| Reading level | GCSE Year 1 Reader (Lexile 1000–1300) |
| Text-to-speech | Available |
| Vocabulary | Full GCSE specialist vocabulary across all subjects. Exam-board-specific terminology expected. Command words must be used precisely and consistently. Subject-specific registers (scientific, literary-critical, historical, geographical) fully established. |
| Scaffolding level | Minimal |
| Hint tiers | 3 tiers |
| Session length | 35–55 minutes |
| Feedback tone | Examination Coach |
| Normalize struggle | Yes |
| Example correct feedback | Full marks. You addressed all assessment objectives: identification (AO1), textual evidence (AO2), and analytical commentary on effect (AO3). Your use of subject terminology was precise. |
| Example error feedback | This response earns 3 of 8 marks. You identified the key feature (AO1 ✓) and quoted correctly (AO2 ✓), but your analysis describes what happens rather than explaining the effect on the reader (AO3 ✗). Additionally, you have not linked to the wider context (AO4 ✗). Revise to include both. |
Knowledge organiser
Period: 1066 - 1100 Key terms:Graph context
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Concept IDs:
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