Domesday Book was a comprehensive survey and record of all the landowners, property, tenants and serfs of medieval Norman England. It was compiled in 1086-7 under the orders of William the Conqueror (r. 1066-87). The record is unique in European history and is packed full of statistics and snippets which reveal details of life in medieval England.
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1086 - 1087The Domesday Book is compiled in Norman Britain by William the Conqueror.
