Domesday Book

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014.

Definition

A highly detailed land and property survey commissioned by William I in 1086 to maximize tax revenue and assert legal ownership over England.

Exam Context

Domesday Book appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 and Power c.1000–c.1485.

British Thematic Studies Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 Power c.1000–c.1485

Study Pathways

British Thematic Studies

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014

Power c.1000–c.1485

British Thematic Studies

Migration to Britain c.1000–2010

Migration c.1000–1500

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and the Norman Conquest

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1000–c.1485

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

Migration Before 1066 and the Norman Conquest

Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 • Migration c.1000–1500

Revise note

Related Key Terms

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