Domesday Book

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  • Created on: 13-01-20 13:45
what was it?
A survey of the country
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why was it introduced
3. To see how much money, men, and land the king could raise for a war or taxation
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when was it introduced
1085
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who's idea was it to create it?
King William's
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how did people feel about it
they hated it because it told Willliam how mch they had to be taxed, and put their situation in the limelight
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who collected the information for it
People called Commissioners, and it was going to be checked by the Great Assembly
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name 3 reasons for why William created the Domesday Book
A way to work out what people had when they died Needed to see how many men per home of tenant in chiefGave everyone a chance to say what they really owned.
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