10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOMESDAY»
Discover the use of
domesday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
domesday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From
Domesday Book to Magna Carta, 1087-1216
This illuminating book provides an account of a century and a half of English medieval history, beginning with the compilation of the Domesday Book and culminating in the issue of the Magna Carta and the subsequent civil war.
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Domesday Book and the Law: Society and Legal Custom in Early ...
A thorough and complete survey of all the legal actions and references in Domesday Book.
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The
Domesday Book: England's Heritage, Then and Now
A fundamental part of English heritage, the Domesday Book is unique in medieval history, recording an entire country and its inhabitants town by town, with over 12,500 entries.
As the final volume, it seeks to sum up the main features of the Domesday geography of England as a whole, and to reconstruct, as far as the materials allow, the scene which King William's clerks saw as they made their great inquest.
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Domesday Names: An Index of Latin Personal and Place Names ...
First-ever full index to people and place-names in Domesday in their original forms.
K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, David E. Thornton, 1997
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Domesday Studies: Papers Read at the Novocentenary ...
Its essays are without exception authoritative and well-written and it indicates not only the progress made in Domesday studies in the last hundred years but also the continuing significance of the pioneer work of the great Domesday ...
J. C. Holt, James Clarke Holt, 1987
New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period.
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Domesday People:
Domesday book
A major genealogical advance: the first authoritative and complete biographical register of persons occurring in Domesday Book.
K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, 1999
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England's Population: A History Since the
Domesday Survey
The first single-volume demographic history of England covering the entire period since the Norman conquest.
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The
Domesday Geography of South-East England
LIST OF MAPS FIG. PAGE 1 South-eastern Counties xviii 2 Bedfordshire:
Domesday hundreds 3 3 Bedfordshire: Relief 5 4 Bedfordshire: Surface geology
7 5 Bedfordshire: Domesday place-names 10 6 Bedfordshire: Domesday plough-
teams ...
H. C. Darby, Eila M. J. Campbell, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOMESDAY»
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domesday is used in the context of the following news items.
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The National Archives — home of the Domesday Book — is open for visitors, with regular workshops and exhibitions held at the centre. «Homes and Property, Jul 15»
Memorial garden desecrated after thieves tear up rose tree
All Saints, which dates back to the Domesday Book, had to seek special permission from the Church of England to create the garden, where the ... «Hunts Post, Jul 15»
All American's first winner in Hong Kong
... Planette & Belford partnership from the Viscount mare Miss Victoria, a half-sister to Group 2 winner Domesday, from the family of champion ... «Bloodstock.com.au, Jul 15»
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... and the residents of Harmondsworth, a village mentioned in the Domesday Book – an 11th-century survey of English lands – that would likely ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
11 stunning castles you can visit within an hour drive of Greater …
It was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086, by William ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
Then and Now - Staverton Mill
The mill at Staverton was first mentioned in Domesday and then again in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. It was converted to fully cloth use as a fulling mill by ... «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
Horses To Follow - Three horses to follow from the racing action at …
Many questioned the ride of Michael Dee who seemed to take an eternity to get going on the son of Domesday. Look for Heavy again in the ... «Racingbase.com, Jul 15»
David Cameron's cousin bizarre stand-up street row with Polish …
Mr Shirley, whose family dates to the Domesday book, later said he had paid £4,000 but the job was unfinished. He said he had offered two ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
A New Renaissance–We'll Have to Invent One–A New Renaissance …
What was important was the fact that I was introduced to a particular idea–the idea of “Domesday” or in English–Doomsday–the end of the ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
Anne McElvoy: How email became just another cringe factor of office …
For one thing, the young treat it as the Domesday Book — it's good to know it's there but is consulted infrequently. More fool you if you forward ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
