The Domesday Survey
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics
- Subcategories: Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Feudalism, Serfs, Peasants
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: 1086
Article abstract: The Domesday Survey provides detailed information about the resources of individual landholders for purposes of identification, settling disputed titles and levying taxes while establishing feudal law and consolidating Norman rule.
Summary of Event
During the Christmas court at Gloucester in 1085, William I, faced with the threat of armies from Denmark, Norway, and Flanders, met with his advisers in what the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle called “a deep discussion” about the state of the country. The outcome of their deliberations was...
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