Key terms & definitions

The written record of William I’s survey, ordered in December 1085 and carried out in 1086, recording landholders, resources and land values to support royal government.

The investigation of landholding and resources ordered by William I at Christmas 1085 and carried out in 1086.

Threatening, controlling, degrading or violent behaviour within a family or intimate relationship.

Abusive behaviour between partners, ex-partners or personally connected family members, including physical, sexual, emotional and economic abuse and controlling behaviour.

An animal whose breeding and way of life have been managed by humans for purposes such as food, work or companionship.

The Catholic understanding of the family as a small community where faith is taught and lived through prayer, love and service.

The allocation of household tasks, such as cooking, cleaning and caring for children, between family members.

Energy resources produced within a country rather than imported from abroad.

The expectation that women's proper place is in the home, caring for a household and family rather than participating fully in public life.

Unpaid work involved in running a household, such as cleaning, cooking and caring for family members.

The electricity supply delivered to buildings through the National Grid and accessed through mains sockets.

The customers and potential customers within a business’s own country.

Food produced within a country rather than imported from abroad.

Paid employment in another person’s household, carrying out tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry.

An enslaved person belonging to a private household, whose work could include household labour or skilled services.

The nineteenth-century expectation that women should centre their lives on the home and family rather than public activity or professional ambition.

The electricity supplied to homes through the UK electricity network.

A textile used in the home, including furniture fabrics, carpeting, cushioning and sun protection.

Abusive behaviour within a family or intimate relationship, including physical violence, threats and controlling behaviour.

Physical violence within domestic relationships, such as hitting or kicking; it is one form of the wider category of domestic abuse.

Water used in homes for activities such as drinking, cooking, washing, cleaning and flushing toilets.

Describes an allele that is expressed in the phenotype when at least one copy is present.

An allele expressed in the phenotype even when only one copy is present.

An allele that is expressed in the phenotype when one or two copies are present.

An allele expressed in the phenotype when one copy is present.

A portrayal that reflects widely accepted or powerful ideas and values within a society.

The ideas, attitudes and beliefs widely shared and treated as normal within a society.

A self-governing state within the British Empire; this was the Irish Free State’s status under the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Power or rule over others.

Human authority over the natural world, including animals. Christians differ over how this authority should be exercised.