HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Henry II
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Henry I
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William I
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Philip II
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Detailed explanation-1: -Domesday Book (/ˈduːmzdeɪ/ DOOMZ-day) – the Middle English spelling of “Doomsday Book” – is a manuscript record of the “Great Survey” of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William I, known as William the Conqueror.
Detailed explanation-2: -A book written about the Exchequer in c. 1176 (the Dialogus de Sacarrio) states that the book was called ‘Domesday’ as a metaphor for the day of judgement, because its decisions, like those of the last judgement, were unalterable.
Detailed explanation-3: -Domesday Book is kept at the National Archives in London.
Detailed explanation-4: -In fact there are two Domesday Books – Little Domesday and Great Domesday, which together contain a great deal of information about England in the 11th century.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Domesday Book was a public record of all the towns, villages, and individuals living within the Kingdom of England in 1085. It was created on the orders of King William I, also known as William the Conqueror. It demonstrated the power of his government and was unique across Europe at the time.