Conquest and control (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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Who commissioned Domesday Book?
Who commissioned Domesday Book?
William the Conqueror
Year Domesday Book was commissioned
Year Domesday Book was commissioned
1085
Year Domesday Book was completed
Year Domesday Book was completed
1086
What Domesday Book recorded
What Domesday Book recorded
Property ownership across England
Main purpose of Domesday Book
Main purpose of Domesday Book
Assess potential tax from subjects and their assets
Origin of name 'Domesday'
Origin of name 'Domesday'
Compared to Last Judgement/Doomsday in Bible due to comprehensive scale
Original name of Domesday Book
Original name of Domesday Book
Winchester book
When renamed 'Domesday'
When renamed 'Domesday'
Late 12th Century
Most important info in Domesday Book
Most important info in Domesday Book
Value of land and its assets
Areas excluded from Domesday Book
Areas excluded from Domesday Book
Northumbria, Winchester, London
Number of regions in Domesday survey
Number of regions in Domesday survey
7 regions
Royal commissioners per region
Royal commissioners per region
3 or 4
Who formed the jury for data collection
Who formed the jury for data collection
Barons and villagers
Significance: land disputes
Significance: land disputes
Solved through help of the survey