Domesday book : Britain's finest treasure
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About this resource
In 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth and how much was owed to him as King in tax, rents, and military service. The result was the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book survives as two volumes, Little Domesday and Great Domesday, and both can be searched on this site. Searching can be by names of places or people, or by folio reference, and scanned images can be downloaded, along with a modern English translation.
Subject headings
Land tenure--England--History--Databases.
Real property--England--History--Databases.
Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154--Databases.
England--Economic conditions--1066-1485--Databases.
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