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by William the Conqueror. It is said that William the Conqueror established this book to uncover the economic and martial resources of England.The Domesday book provides valuable insight into the world of 11th-century England. The Domesday Book contains a survey that consists of two volumes which are the Great Domesday and Little Domesday Books. These books offer details on most of England, especially the land held by William and the aristocracy. The Domesday Book also contains social hierarchy of England at that time, when most of the land belonged to the elite minority.Scholars analyzing the Domesday Book have found that terminology differs from county to county, and that not all Domesday entries have consistent answers (or full descriptions) or answers to all questions. The Domesday Book also shows the structure of a feudal system. The Domesday Book also reveals that the king and his family owned 17% of the surveyed land, while 26% was in ecclesiastical hands, and 54% was possessed by 190 lay tenants. A few female landholders managed to own land in England at this time.
 * The Domesday Book ||
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 * This is a picture of the Domesday Book that was finished in 1086 A.D

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