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Biased Report: Why did William the Conqueror win the Battle of Hastings?<\/a> | Marksheet<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students then use their completed timeline to produce a biased newspaper report [teacher sample report<\/a>\u00a0available].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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