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A study of the great 11th-century survey of England, the 'Domesday Book', examining the compilation and content of the survey, as well as how it laid the foundations for the 12th-century economy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harvey, Sally (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Domesday book.
Domesday book
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History
Sources
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • I: The making of Domesday book
  • The English context: the 'Book of Winchester' and the Domus Dei
  • The architects of the inquiry: The Bishops of the Royal clerks
  • Who wrote Domesday? Resources and expertise in the Localities
  • Who wrote Domesday? The returns and the book
  • The mastermind
  • II: The purposes of the inquiry and the book
  • Coinage, the treasury, and the 'Exchequer'
  • The valor: The Definition and import and values in Domesday
  • Domesday and taxation
  • 'The Checking': the inquest of Sheriffs and other royal office-holders
  • III: Domesday and the day of judgement
  • The book of the day of judgement.