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The Domesday Book, also called the Doomsday Book, was a large census of the entire Kingdom of Britain.
It was a massive land survey that William the Conqueror commissioned in 1085 so he would know what the size of his kingdom as well as what it contained. He did this so he could know how much taxes he could levy on the people.
Willliam died before it was completed.
"there was no single hide nor a yard of land, nor indeed one ox nor one cow nor one pig which was left out".
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Which towns were left out of the domesday book?
London was the only town and village left out off the Domesday Book
When was the Domesday Book completed?
i dont know but published is NOT the same word as complied.
Did people at the time seem to like the domesday book?
People didn't like the Domesday book as, who in their right mind wants to give away their money to the tax man, that was the point of the Domesday book. William the conqueror wanted to know how much tax to charge
How long did it take to complete the domesday book?
5240 days
Why was the Domesday Book called the Domesday Book?
The Domesday Book consisted of two volumes held in the Royal Treasury at Winchester in Hampshire, where it was known as The Book of Winchester. It formed a definitive source of information in the settling of court cases and was frequently consulted. Later it was transported to Westminster, where it acquired the jokey nickname 'Domesday Book' because its authority in legal terms was as absolute as God's judgment or 'doom' of a human soul when it left the human body and met its appointed destiny.It was called the doomsday book as it means judgement day you couldn't escape it.
