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1. opendomesday.org › aboutAbout | Domesday Book

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   Domesday Book was a detailed survey of land holdings and resources in England in AD 1086. It is one of the most important historical records ever made. It was commmissioned by William I of England in winter 1085.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesThe Domesday Book - William's control of England - KS3 ... - BBC

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   The English people called it the Domesday Book, the day of judgment. It revealed William possessed about 20% of the wealth of England, his barons 50%, and the Church had 25%. The surviving...

4. opendomesday.orgHome | Domesday Book

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   Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer and team. The first online copy of Domesday Book of 1086: search for your town or village in Domesday Book, find population and tax records, and see the original Domesday folios free online.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › history › britishBritish History in depth: The Domesday Book - BBC

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   Introduction. The Domesday Book - compiled in 1085-6 - is one of the few historical records whose name is familiar to most people in this country. It is our earliest public record, the...

6. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › domesday-bookDomesday Book - The National Archives

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   1. Why use this guide? 2. What is Domesday Book? 3. Great Domesday, Little Domesday and the areas covered. 4. The information recorded in Domesday. 5. How the original Domesday Book is...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › normans › conquest_domesday_01BBC - History - British History in depth: Inside Domesday

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   This view is based upon the seminal analysis of Domesday Book conducted by VH Galbraith in 1967, and breaks down into the following phases: England was divided into seven great circuits, within...

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   What is Domesday Book?

   • Domesday Book was a detailed survey of land holdings and resources in England in AD 1086. It is one of the most important historical records ever made. It was commmissioned by William I of England in winter 1085.

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   What is a Domesday survey?

   • Read between the lines of this unique record. The Domesday survey and Domesday Book have generally been seen as the culmination of the Norman Conquest, and show the results of a great investigation, commissioned by William the Conqueror, of the lands over which he now ruled.

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   Is there a free online copy of the Domesday Book?

   • This is the first free online copy of the Domesday Book. Find places mentioned in Domesday on the interactive map. Explore the original folios of the Domesday Book.

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   Who was in the Domesday Book?

   • The Domesday Book does not list every person who lived in the country, as William was mainly interested in wealthy landowners who he could tax to fund his army. A consequence of this is that women and poor people are underrepresented in the survey, as most landowners were wealthy men.

   The Domesday Book - William's control of England - KS3 History ... - BBC

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   Was Domesday a single volume?

   • Domesday was never a single volume but originally two books, Great Domesday and Little Domesday (which was a longer version, covering the counties of Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, which was never written up into the main volume).

   British History in depth: The Domesday Book - BBC

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   Where can I find a translation of Domesday Book?

   • Alternatively, you can use the Alecto translation in Domesday Book: A Complete Translation (Penguin Books, 1992), which is indexed by place; or the printed transcript and translations produced by Alecto in 1986. Both are available in The National Archives’ library.

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9. www.ox.ac.uk › news › 2021/01/12-new-insightsNew insights from original Domesday survey revealed

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   Jan 12, 2021 · A new interpretation of the survey behind Domesday Book – the record of conquered England compiled on the orders of William the Conqueror in 1086 – has emerged from a major new study of the survey’s earliest surviving manuscript.