The Domesday Book

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The Domesday Book

  • commissioned 25th Dec, first draft completed Aug. 1086

  • 28 commissioners surveyed 13,000 settlements across England

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The book reveals that…

  • A-S nobility had been removed

  • North was still wasteland

  • far fewer land holders than there was under King E

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Why did William order the Domesday Book? - Economic

  • when first in power W gave tax exemptions, by 1086 may have felt secure to reverse them

  • shows what each land owner holds, easy to see how much land was worth

  • heavy geld (land) taxes in 1084 + 1086

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Why did William order the Domesday Book? - Securing control/land ownership

  • A-S complained of illegal land grabs by Normans, book showed who owned land

  • W granted land to loyal followers when first in power, now ppl arguing over who owned what

  • fairly recorded land holdings + tax obligations, boosted W’s image

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Why did William order the Domesday Book? - Military

  • could be used to see how many soldiers each TIC could provide

  • 1085, W gathered Great Council to discuss threat of potential Viking invasion