0
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
.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoIt's called the Domesday book because the word 'Dom' means reckoning, or accounting in the old English translation. It means descendant in modern English.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why is it called the doomsday book?
The Domesday, or Doomsday Book is named after the Biblical Day of Judgement probably because it represented the final authority for property litigation and tax assessment. Other similar property-and-tax records were often called the Domesday Book of a given locality.
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.
What was Gravesend called before Gravesend?
It was recorded in the Domesday book in 1086 as 'Gravesham' hence the naming of the district
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
Why was the domesday book called ' domesday ' and who named it that?
your mom named it
Why did William introduce domesday book?
The Domesday book was called Domesday because the book was invented in the time of the war and it was doom.
What does Domesday say about wednesbury?
It says that it was called ' waenesbury, and it was added to the domesday book in 1687
Why is the domesday book call domesday?
It's called the Domesday book because the word 'Dom' means reckoning, or accounting in the old English translation. It means descendant in modern English.
Is gerrards cross in the domesday book?
i think it is in the Domesday book?
Where is the domesday book today?
the domesday book is in a city called londen arkhives .
Who is not mentioned in Domesday Book?
William I, the Conqueror was not mentioned in the Domesday book. Save
Who was the Domesday book made for?
King William I of England, also called the Conqueror.
Where was the domesday book made?
the domesday book was made in england, written by Harold Saxon.
What name did the Domesday Book refer to Malham?
The Domesday Book refers to Malham as Malgun.
What day was the Domesday book finished on?
The Domesday Book was completed on August 1, 1086.
Can you trust the domesday book?
Domesday means "The day of Judgment"
