Domesday Book
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Originally published | 1086 |
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Place of origin | England |
Date | 1086 |
Original language | Latin |
Also known as | The Great Survey; Liber de Wintonia |
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ID | 1047411 |
About Domesday Book
Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states: Then, at the midwinter [1085], was the king in Gloucester with his council . . . .
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