The Domesday Book

The Domesday Book was compiled to:

• assess the wealth and assets of England for taxation purposes

• record the history of England

• document the laws of the land

• create a census of the population

What doesn't appear in Domesday?

• Castles

• Churches

• Villages

• Rivers

What is the significance of recording the worth of the land three times as mentioned in the passage?

• To ensure accuracy in valuation

• To comply with legal requirements

• To provide historical data

• To confuse potential buyers

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the decision was taken at William's Christmas court in _____________, and his men were sent:

'all over England into every shire [to] find out how many hides there were in the shire, what land and cattle the king had himself in the shire, what dues he ought to have in twelve months from the shire.

Why was the Domesday Book considered a crucial document in medieval England?

• It was the first book written in English

• It provided a detailed record of land ownership and resources

• It contained the laws of the kingdom

• It was a religious text

Which of the following was a primary purpose of the Domesday survey?

• To map the geographical features of England

• To record the genealogy of noble families

• To establish a fair system of taxation

• To document the architectural styles of the period

What was a notable omission in the Domesday Book's records?

• Information about livestock

• Details of the royal family

• Records of urban settlements

• Descriptions of natural resources

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

What questions appeared in the Domesday Book?

Groups:

(a) Appeared

,

(b) Did not appear

• How many freewomen

• How many slaves

• How much wood

• How many mills

• How many villeins

• Who held it at the time of King Harold

• What the land was called

• What it is worth now