Domesday Book

Who was the Domesday Book created by?

• William of Normandy

• Harold Godwinson

• Edgar Ætheling

• Edward the Confessor

In what year was the Domesday Book created?

• 1066

• 1085

• 1080

• 1075

Which of these describes the military reason why the Domesday Book was useful to William?

• William worried about attack. He needed to be able to raise funds to fight and to see how many soldiers different nobles could give him

• William could find out who owned land, how much wealth each person had, and then tax accordingly

• Due to the precise nature of the Domesday Book, William was able to use the Domesday Book to sort out different legal disputes

Which of these describes the financial reason why the Domesday Book was useful to William?

• Due to the precise nature of the Domesday Book, William was able to use the Domesday Book to sort out different legal disputes

• William could find out who owned land, how much wealth each person had, and then tax accordingly

• William worried about attack. He needed to be able to raise funds to fight and to see how many soldiers different nobles could give him

Which of these reasons describes why the Domesday Book would be useful to William to help with fights over land?

• Due to the precise nature of the Domesday Book, William was able to use the Domesday Book to sort out different legal disputes

• William could find out who owned land, how much wealth each person had, and then tax accordingly

• William worried about attack. He needed to be able to raise funds to fight and to see how many soldiers different nobles could give him

Which of these did the Domesday Book feature?

• All of the above

• Land

• Livestock

• People

The Doomsday Book featured 15,000 places

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It actually featured 13,000 places!

The Domesday Book is a survey of English land and landholdings

• True

• False

There was only one Domesday Book created

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There was two Domesday Books - Little Domesday and Great Domesday

The Domesday Book was written in which century?

• 11th Century

• 10th Cenutury

• 12th Century

• 21st Century