When William conquered England, he had a limited knowledge of people’s wealth and property in the country. He was concerned about potential invasions and attacks from enemies, and needed to ...

Produced at amazing speed in the years after the Conquest, the Domesday Book provides a vivid picture of late 11th-century England. Find out how it was compiled, and what it reveals about life in ...

The manuscript was likely produced either in Wales (like the Ricemarch Psalter [In the Doomsday books Hereford is referred to as Hereford, Wales] and possibly the Lichfield Gospels) or in the West ...