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GCSE History · key term
The investigation of landholding and resources ordered by William I at Christmas 1085 and carried out in 1086.
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Paper 2
Revise: Norman GovernmentThe investigation was the Domesday survey. Its findings were compiled into Domesday Book in 1086. The name reflected the authority of its decisions: like judgement on the Day of Judgement, they were regarded as final.
Distinguish the Domesday survey, the investigation ordered in 1085, from Domesday Book, the written record compiled in 1086.
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