Best Non-Fiction About The Normans: Their Conquests & Dynasties AD 1066 - 1154

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1066: The Year of the Conquest
1066: The Year of the Conquest 4.06 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
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1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England 3.92 avg rating — 3,429 ratings
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The Normans in Sicily : The Magnificent Story of 'the Other Norman Conquest'
The Normans in Sicily : The Magnificent Story of 'the Other Norman Conquest' 4.33 avg rating — 344 ratings
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The Normans: From Raiders to Kings
The Normans: From Raiders to Kings 3.93 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
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Matilda: Queen of the Conqueror
Matilda: Queen of the Conqueror 3.90 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth 4.04 avg rating — 8,384 ratings
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King Harald's Saga
King Harald's Saga 4.02 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
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William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England (English Monarchs Series) (Volume 1)
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England (English Monarchs Series) (Volume 1) 3.83 avg rating — 235 ratings
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The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon England 3.41 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Anglo-Norman England 1066 - 1166
Anglo-Norman England 1066 - 1166 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon England
Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon England 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings
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The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily
The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily 3.85 avg rating — 61 ratings
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England under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075 - 1225
England under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075 - 1225 4.16 avg rating — 255 ratings
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The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1)
The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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The Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest 4.17 avg rating — 5,003 ratings
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The Saxon and Norman Kings
The Saxon and Norman Kings 3.54 avg rating — 109 ratings
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Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London
Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London 3.75 avg rating — 723 ratings
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King Rufus: The Life and Murder of William II of England
King Rufus: The Life and Murder of William II of England 3.67 avg rating — 99 ratings
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William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England, from the Earliest Period to the Reign of King Stephen
William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England, from the Earliest Period to the Reign of King Stephen 3.83 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King
Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King 3.94 avg rating — 219 ratings
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The Bayeux Tapestry and the Battle of Hastings 1066
The Bayeux Tapestry and the Battle of Hastings 1066 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings
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The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English
The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English 3.93 avg rating — 135 ratings
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The Anglo Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle 3.98 avg rating — 963 ratings
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Domesday Book: A Complete Translation
Domesday Book: A Complete Translation
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 130 ratings
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The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
by: Peter Rex
3.33 avg rating — 83 ratings
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William the Conqueror: The Bastard of Normandy
William the Conqueror: The Bastard of Normandy
by: Peter Rex
3.56 avg rating — 34 ratings
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The Normans in South Wales, 1070–1171
The Normans in South Wales, 1070–1171 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #1)
The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 3,454 ratings
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The Year 1000: What Life Was Like At the Turn of the First Millennium
The Year 1000: What Life Was Like At the Turn of the First Millennium 3.87 avg rating — 5,818 ratings
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The Normans
The Normans 3.77 avg rating — 91 ratings
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1066: The Year of the Three Battles
1066: The Year of the Three Battles 4.01 avg rating — 222 ratings
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1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
by: Peter Rex
3.60 avg rating — 97 ratings
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The History of the English People 1000-1154
The History of the English People 1000-1154 3.82 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Harald Hardrada: The Warrior's Way
Harald Hardrada: The Warrior's Way 4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings
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The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles
The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The troubled reign of King Stephen,
The troubled reign of King Stephen, 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Norman Knight AD 950–1204 (Warrior, 1)
Norman Knight AD 950–1204 (Warrior, 1) 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Norman Stone Castles (1): The British Isles 1066–1216 (Osprey Fortress, #13)
Norman Stone Castles (1): The British Isles 1066–1216 (Osprey Fortress, #13) 3.59 avg rating — 29 ratings
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The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages 4.04 avg rating — 180 ratings
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The World of Orderic Vitalis: Norman Monks and Norman Knights
The World of Orderic Vitalis: Norman Monks and Norman Knights 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction
The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction 2.94 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Domesday Book: A complete Translation
Domesday Book: A complete Translation
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 130 ratings
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MATILDA
MATILDA 3.90 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
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The Normans
The Normans 3.43 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy
Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Normans in Europe (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
The Normans in Europe (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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1215 : The Year of Magna Carta
1215 : The Year of Magna Carta 3.81 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
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The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings 3.69 avg rating — 178 ratings
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The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vital: Vol. 1. General Introduction, Books I and II (Summary and Extracts), Index Verborum
The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vital: Vol. 1. General Introduction, Books I and II (Summary and Extracts), Index Verborum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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William Rufus
William Rufus 3.79 avg rating — 89 ratings
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1066: The Year of The Conquest
1066: The Year of The Conquest 4.06 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
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The King’s Bishops: The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216
The King’s Bishops: The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Hereward: The Last Englishman
Hereward: The Last Englishman
by: Peter Rex
3.40 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Battle of Hastings: Sources and Interpretations (Warfare in History, 1)
The Battle of Hastings: Sources and Interpretations (Warfare in History, 1) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume 1: Introduction and Books I-IV
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume 1: Introduction and Books I-IV 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Barons of the Welsh Frontier: The Corbet, Pantulf, and Fitz Warin Families, 1066-1272
Barons of the Welsh Frontier: The Corbet, Pantulf, and Fitz Warin Families, 1066-1272 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest (Social and Economic History of England)
Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest (Social and Economic History of England)
by: H.R. Loyn
3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume II: Books V-VIII
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume II: Books V-VIII 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Decoding Domesday
Decoding Domesday really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy (c.1050 - 1134)
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy (c.1050 - 1134) 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Norman Achievement (Great Civilizations Series)
The Norman Achievement (Great Civilizations Series) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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An Ecclesiastical Barony of the Middle Ages: The Bishopric of Bayeux, 1066-1204
An Ecclesiastical Barony of the Middle Ages: The Bishopric of Bayeux, 1066-1204 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Government of England under Henry I (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 3)
The Government of England under Henry I (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 3) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 (Warfare in History volume 8 ISSN 1358-779X)
The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 (Warfare in History volume 8 ISSN 1358-779X) 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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William II: Rufus, the Red King
William II: Rufus, the Red King 3.67 avg rating — 99 ratings
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History of the Conquest of England by the Normans 2 Volume Set: Its Causes, and Its Consequences, in England, Scotland, Ireland, and on the Continent
History of the Conquest of England by the Normans 2 Volume Set: Its Causes, and Its Consequences, in England, Scotland, Ireland, and on the Continent 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Bayeux Tapestry: A Critically Annotated Bibliography
The Bayeux Tapestry: A Critically Annotated Bibliography really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Predatory Kinship and the Creation of Norman Power, 840-1066
Predatory Kinship and the Creation of Norman Power, 840-1066 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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William I and the Norman Conquest
William I and the Norman Conquest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Conqueror And His Companions - In Two Volumes - Vol. II.
The Conqueror And His Companions - In Two Volumes - Vol. II. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Story of Domesday Book
The Story of Domesday Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Chronicles of the Dark Ages. (3 volume set) The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon Lore and Learning, The Coming of the Anglo-Saxons
Chronicles of the Dark Ages. (3 volume set) The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon Lore and Learning, The Coming of the Anglo-Saxons 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Feudal Kingdom of England, 1042-1216
The Feudal Kingdom of England, 1042-1216 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings
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William the Conqueror and the Rule of the Normans
William the Conqueror and the Rule of the Normans 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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William The Conqueror
William The Conqueror 3.95 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Monastic Revival and Regional Identity in Early Normandy (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, 11)
Monastic Revival and Regional Identity in Early Normandy (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, 11) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Memory and Myths of the Norman Conquest
Memory and Myths of the Norman Conquest it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry 4.49 avg rating — 108 ratings
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The Royal Forests of England
The Royal Forests of England really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (Essential Histories, 12)
Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (Essential Histories, 12) 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
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The Battle of Lincoln 1141
The Battle of Lincoln 1141 it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Normans and their Myth
The Normans and their Myth 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
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1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry
1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry 3.95 avg rating — 1,132 ratings
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Feudal Empires (History Series)
Feudal Empires (History Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Normandy And England, 1066-1144
Normandy And England, 1066-1144 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Normans
The Normans 3.62 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Norman empire
The Norman empire 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror 3.86 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Colonial England, 1066-1215
Colonial England, 1066-1215
by: J.C. Holt
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Rulership and Rebellion in the Anglo-Norman World, c 1066–c.1216: Essays in Honour of Professor Edmund King
Rulership and Rebellion in the Anglo-Norman World, c 1066–c.1216: Essays in Honour of Professor Edmund King 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Falling from grace: Reversal of fortune and the English nobility 1075–1455
Falling from grace: Reversal of fortune and the English nobility 1075–1455 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Anglo-Norman Castles
Anglo-Norman Castles 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Fortunes of a Norman Family: The de Verduns in England, Ireland and Wales 1066-1316
The Fortunes of a Norman Family: The de Verduns in England, Ireland and Wales 1066-1316 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Pevensey Castle, Sussex: excavations in the Roman fort and medieval Keep, 1993-95
Pevensey Castle, Sussex: excavations in the Roman fort and medieval Keep, 1993-95 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Domesday: Book of Judgement
Domesday: Book of Judgement liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Norman Heritage, 1066-1200
The Norman Heritage, 1066-1200 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Norman England (English Heritage Series)
Norman England (English Heritage Series) 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Governance of Norman and Angevin England, 1086-1272
The Governance of Norman and Angevin England, 1086-1272 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry: Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother
The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry: Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Reign of King Stephen, 1135 - 1154
The Reign of King Stephen, 1135 - 1154 4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings
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