The Domesday Book (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who commissioned Domesday Book?
Who commissioned Domesday Book?
William the Conqueror
Year Domesday Book commissioned
Year Domesday Book commissioned
1085
What Domesday Book recorded
What Domesday Book recorded
Land ownership, property values, resources
Why called 'Domesday Book'
Why called 'Domesday Book'
Named after Day of Judgement
Shires surveyed in Domesday Book
Shires surveyed in Domesday Book
34
Circuits/regions in Domesday survey
Circuits/regions in Domesday survey
7
Commissioners per circuit
Commissioners per circuit
4
Places visited in Domesday survey
Places visited in Domesday survey
13,400
Time to complete Domesday survey
Time to complete Domesday survey
Under a year
Two Domesday Book volumes
Two Domesday Book volumes
Little Domesday and Great Domesday
Counties in Little Domesday
Counties in Little Domesday
Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
Three main purposes of Domesday Book
Three main purposes of Domesday Book
Military, legal, financial
Military purpose of Domesday Book
Military purpose of Domesday Book
Calculate knight service owed
Legal purpose of Domesday Book
Legal purpose of Domesday Book
Settle land disputes
Financial purpose of Domesday Book
Financial purpose of Domesday Book
Determine taxation and feudal incidents