Domesday Book compiled
PoliticsEconomyWilliam I orders a great survey of land and property across England, recorded in the Domesday Book.
- Date
- 1086 · View on map
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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