The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. It was ordered by william the conqueror the winner of the recent battle of hastings so that william could determine how much money in taxes he could raise and to give william a better sense of the territory he had just conquered. Aimed at students studying at uk year 7 or equivalent. Note that the same name is not necessarily the same person. In the 20th century, historians grouped society into a set of ranks and responsibilities. The domesday book, a great record of english landholding, was published. Exploring 1085 and the compilation of domesday book. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees the border with scotland at the time. Nicknamed the domesday book by the native english, after gods final day of judgement, when every soul would be assessed and against which there could be no appeal, this title was eventually. A second group of commissioners followed those first sent, and those were strangers to the neighbourhood.
By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesdayi. The book is spelled the domesday book, a survey of lands, populace, and livestock in england and wales, which was done in 1086 for william i the conqueror. How did the domesday book help william i control england. When william secured control over england after defeating harold at the battle of hastings, he introduced new ways of running th. The domesday book animation bbc teach primary resources history ks2 the story of britain an exploration of life post1066, the rule of king william and the compilation of the. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. This fantastic pack contains our domesday book resources brilliant for your lessons. This page simply records all owner names mentioned in domesday book.
Historic fivebed mansion dating back to domesday book and. Alternatively, they will learn about the modern day census, then conduct their own to find a solution to a given problem. This downloadable domesday book ks2 lesson contains a lesson plan, slideshow presentation and teaching resources. In their independent activities, your class will reenact the collection of information for the domesday book. Source 4 florence of worcester was an english monk. A summary of the feudal system and the domesday book the feudal system was a way of organising people. In the twentieth year of william, king of the english.
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