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The Domesday Book
- What is it?
- A survey collecting:
- Who owned all
the land in
England in 1066
and now
- How much money he
could collect
- What the
land was
like
- How much it
was worth in
1066 and now
- Who owned all
the land in
England in 1066
and now
- A survey collecting:
- Who wrote it?
- One of his
advisors but no
one knows the
real identity
- One of his
advisors but no
one knows the
real identity
- When was it written/made?
- 1086
- 1086
- Why was it helpful to William?
- He had a record
of how much
land there was in
England and who
owned it
- He could tell how
much his country
had changed
during the 20 years
he had been king
- Told him how much
money he could
take from the
people as taxes
- He had a record
of how much
land there was in
England and who
owned it
- How did William use it?
- How long did it take
to write/make?
- Took a few months
to gain all of the
information held in
it however, by the
time of his death in
September 1087 all
work on the book
had stopped
- Took a few months
to gain all of the
information held in
it however, by the
time of his death in
September 1087 all
work on the book
had stopped
- Where was it used?
- There were 13,478 places listed in
it, including a small part of Wales,
some of Cumbria, but excluded the
present day Northumbria. The
entries for some of the major
towns at the time like Winchester
and London failed to make it into
the book
- There were 13,478 places listed in
it, including a small part of Wales,
some of Cumbria, but excluded the
present day Northumbria. The
entries for some of the major
towns at the time like Winchester
and London failed to make it into
the book
- Strengths
- William was able to
tell the change in his
country since he was
king
- Helped William
establish control
- It would
prevent
arguments
over taxes
because all
of the
information
was on
record
- William was able to
tell the change in his
country since he was
king
- Weaknesses
- By the time all of the
information had been
taken in, some people
(part of the entries)
may have died
- Some of
the main
towns'
entries
failed to
make it
into it
- May take
some
wrong
information
in and it
could affect
whoever it
was put
down as'
reputation
and it
would
misplace
the whole
picture
- By the time all of the
information had been
taken in, some people
(part of the entries)
may have died
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