Today, domesday book is available in numerous editions, usually based per county and available with other local history resources. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees the border with scotland at the time. This programme is not currently available on bbc iplayer. Domesday book is the oldest government record held in the national archives. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i.
The domesday book has gone on public display as part of a summer exhibition at lincoln castle. There were 357 places in the county of staffordshire in domesday book. What is known as domesday book is in fact a composite work in two volumes. The domesday book online frequently asked questions. Melvyn bragg and his guests discuss the domesday book, a vast survey of england and wales completed in 1086. Find out how to search for your town or village, and how to access images of domesday along with an english translation, using our research guide. This map shows every place in domesday that can still be located today. This is a historical record of the planned output and the bbc services of any given time. Sep 24, 2004 domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english historyand arguably in world history. The folios of great domesday measure 15 x 11 inches, but those of little domesday, which was slightly the fatter volume, measures 11 x 8 inches. Tr introduction the first approach to a modern assessment roll or cataster is the well known. Download the best of radio 3s free thinking programme. There are more than 5 million programme listings in genome.
Volume one, known as great or exchequer domesday, is an abbreviated version of the returns from 32 counties. The domesday book is a record of an enormous survey carried out in england for king william i the conqueror, and it was completed in the year 1086. Englands heritage then and now, edited by thomas hinde coombe books 1996. In march, i recorded a podcast about the census in this country that is, the counting of everyone who lives here. The survey was similar to a census by a government of today.
The exhibition is part of a programme of events marking the battle of lincoln in 1217. A most attractive overview is offered in the domesday book. The domesday book reveals that one brighton landowner did exactly that with 4,000 herrings to be precise. May 27, 2017 the domesday book has gone on public display as part of a summer exhibition at lincoln castle. It has been much studied by social, economic and institutional historians. Domesday book is a manuscript record of the great survey of much of england and parts of. The site was built as a nonprofit project by me, anna powellsmith, using data created by professor j. The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. Today the domesday book is kept at the national archives in kew. In 1986, the bbc released the bbc domesday project, the results of a project to create a survey to mark the 900th anniversary of the original domesday book. Domesday was originally kept with the royal treasury at winchester. The domesday book is actually not one book but two. A list of bbc episodes and clips related to domesday book.
The domesday book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by william the conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in england at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. It should be viewed in this context and with the understanding that it reflects the attitudes and standards of its time not those of today. Apr 29, 2016 the domesday book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by william the conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in england at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. The bbc today launches a new multimedia project, based on an earlier and much neglected multimedia project. Domesday reloaded reopens to the public the material that was gathered 25 years ago for the bbc domesday project. The various inquiries instituted during the middle ages, such as the domesday book and the breviary of charlemagne, were so far on the roman model that they took little or no account of the population, the feudal system probably rendering information regarding it unnecessary for the purposes of taxa. The first volume great domesday contains the final summarized record of all the counties surveyed except essex, norfolk, and suffolk. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. Jan 12, 2015 a ks3 roleplay covering the domesday book. Rename this file and keep as a backup, then place the downloaded version in the domesday explorer directory.
The existing literature on this remarkable memorial is so extensive, that it has not appeared advisable to quote largely from it. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. Winchester was the norman capital as it had been of the saxons, so the treasury was there at that time. May 18, 2011 today s podcast is also about a census. Domesday book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of william the conqueror, has been described as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation david hume and viewed by historians as the final act of the norman conquest. It contains the results of a huge survey of land and landholding commissioned by william i in 1085. This is the first free online copy of domesday book. Domesday book 1086 the middle ages encompass one of the most exciting periods in english history. Please leave this link here so we can find the programme youre referring. The national archives is the home of domesday book, the oldest surviving public record.
Hallam, domesday book through nine centuries london, 1986 a survey of how the domesday book has been used since its composition, and how antiquarians and historians have viewed the record. The domesday book was first bound around 1100, in two volumes subsequently distinguished as great and little domesday. The book of winchester was the domesday book compiled by officials of william the conqueror on his orders and published c1086. Their names refer to the size of their parchment leaves rather than to their bulk.
Domesday project reborn online after 25 years bbc news. In march, i recorded a podcast about the census in this country that is, the counting of everyone who. It can be incorporated in to a lesson on the domesday book as an opportunity for pupils to see how it may have worked in practice. Its original name was the winchester roll or kings roll, and sometimes as the book of the treasury. Domesday book domesday book was unique in western europe and it set a standard. From domesday book to magna carta third programme 18. Media in category domesday book the following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. Bbc radio 4s flagship news and current affairs programme, broadcast weekdays 69, saturdays 79. Domesday book on public display at lincoln castle bbc news. Dr stephen baxter reveals the human and political drama of the domesday book. This is rather like today where we write wont as an abbreviation for will not.
This is the domesday entry for one of the manors of earley, near. Domesday book bbc home service basic 15 october 1963. So, the domesday book i saw in the public record office was an entirely new land register, quite separate from the inquest conducted by william the conqueror. Faced with the threat of foreign invasion, king william wants to know how much tax he can raise, so. May 20, 2014 1085 and the compilation of the domesday book. From domesday book to magna carta third programme, 20 august 1951 18. Domesday book simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Domesday is written in a heavily abbreviated latin with small marks to show where a letter or letters have been left out, to save space. In 1086 william made a land register of his territory to know how much money. Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about the domesday book please read the information before you contact us with a. The basis of this electronic edition of the text is the translation published by phillimore and edited by john morris 35 volumes, chichester, 197386, with the following modifications. Domesday book is one of the most important documents in english history. One of the most important historical events of the medieval era is the domesday book.
Feedback about from domesday book to magna carta, third programme, 18. It was one of the major interactive projects of its time, and it was undertaken on a scale not seen since. He could collect in terms of taxes and the results of this survey were. Domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086, executed for william the conqueror. Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about the domesday book please read the information before you contact us with a question, it may be answered here.
The name domesday book was not adopted until the late 12th century. Domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english historyand arguably in world history. The main volume, great domesday, is written on sheepskin parchment using black and red ink only red used for the county titles atop each page, and corrections and alterations. A complete translation by alecto historical editions 20021126 on. Bbc two the story of britain, the domesday book animation. Now available in one volume, here is the complete, authoritative translation from the original latin, together with an index of places and a glossary of terms used. The various inquiries instituted during the middle ages, such as the domesday book and the breviary of charlemagne, were so far on the roman model that they took little or no account of the population, the feudal system probably rendering information regarding it unnecessary for.
Faced with the threat of foreign invasion, king william wants to know how much tax he can raise, so sets out to record every person, every manor. St edmundsbury local history the little domesday book. Finding funding projects and programmes case studies and research reports operating your archive our role in the archives sector. The text of domesday book, the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086 executed for william i of england, was first edited by abraham farley in the 1770s. The text of domesday book, the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086 executed for william i of england, was first edited by. The bbc domesday project was a partnership between acorn computers, philips, logica and. William needed information about the country he had just conquered so he could administer it. The bbc domesday project was a pair of interactive videodiscs made by the bbc in london to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the original domesday book and published in november 1986.
Could be followed by a brief q and a on the experiences of the roleplaya small worksheet to discuss the different conversations and meetings had during the roleplay. The bbc domesday project was a partnership between acorn computers, philips, logica and the bbc with some funding from the european commissions esprit programme to mark the 900th anniversary of the original domesday book, an 11thcentury census of england. Photographic facsimiles of domesday book, for each county separately, were published in 18611863, also by the government. Learn more about out why and how domesday was created, and how to interpret it, in discover domesday. In 1986, the bbc asked the public to submit details about their local area to help compile a digital snapshot of the country.
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