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In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, it’s claimed that many local families can trace themselves back to one side or the other at the battle of Hastings. Are there really any families from the Saxon side that maintained their prestige to modern times?

by /u/AbouBenAdhem in /r/AskHistorians

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