It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the. To record the value of each estate land owned by an individual. The feudal system and the domesday book test questions. It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the peasants at the bottom doing all of the work. Horrible histories measly middle ages new census for the. Horrible histories measly middle ages new census for the domesday book william the conqueror fun. The kings men took eight months to carry out these orders and all the information was written down in two big books, which still exist. Domesday book the domesday book was a survey designed to record everything that people owned in england. Ks3 history the norman conquest, domesday book, anglo saxon england, norman england fully resources lesson investigating the causes, details and importance of the domesday book to williams rule and control of england create your own domesday booklet which students write in for the lesson requires blank a3 paper local history focus for southport meols which could be amended to your local.
It was ordered by william the conqueror the winner of the recent battle of hastings so that william could determine how much money in taxes he could raise and to give william a better sense of the territory he had just conquered. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. When william secured control over england after defeating harold at the battle of hastings he introduced new ways of running that country that gave him tight. Domesday book was kept in the royal treasury in winchester until the th century ce, when it was moved to london. This short three minute video covers what the domesday book is. Why it was written and what was involved in making it. Ks3 history the norman conquest, domesday book, anglo saxon england, norman england fully resources lesson investigating the causes. The records it contained were consulted and quoted in legal cases throughout the middle ages and even later, so much so that the very name domesday book acquired a power of its own as it came to represent an ultimate authority of recordkeeping. Powerpoint presentation on the domesday book as part of the way in which william the conqueror gained control of england after the battle of hastings. The domesday book is closely linked with william the conquerors attempt to dominate medieval england.
Domesday book is kept at the national archives in london. For historians of anglonorman england, the survey is of immeasurable importance. This lesson could be used for history at key stage 3, within the development of church, state and society in. Learn and revise what the feudal system was and how society was broken up into it with bbc bitesize ks3 history. The domesday book shows medieval society was much more complicated than this, and historians nowadays do not believe. William the conqueror, one of the kings in the middle ages, created the domesday book 1086. A worksheet to introduce the purpose of the book and a fun simulation task to help students understand the process used to make it. The domesday book was designed to perform three key functions. Jan 24, 2018 bbc ks3 bitesize history the feudal system and the domesday book. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions.
The feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles. He sent officials all over england to assess and value the wealth of the land and who owned it. The results created whats known as the domesday book. Bbc ks3 bitesize history feudal system, domesday book, history. After the conquest huge amounts of land in england changed hands and a record of these changes was needed to keep track. Along with a string of castles throughout england, the domesday book was to give william huge.
The domesday book is one of medieval englands greatest treasures. For most english villages and towns but not, unfortunately, london and winchester, for which no domesday records survive, domesday is the starting point of their history. The domesday book was a survey designed to record everything that people owned in england. A summary of the feudal system and the domesday book the.
Reasons behind the feudal system the feudal system and. It was ordered by william the conqueror the winner of the. It actually described a wide range of ways in which people used the land, but historians suggested that it had a basic structure. The domesday book is a record of an enormous survey carried out in england for king william i the conqueror, and it was completed in the year 1086. Barons the king gave some land to the barons in return for money and men for the army. Aimed at students studying at uk year 7 or equivalent. When william secured control over england after defeating harold at the battle of hastings, he introduced new ways of running th. Ks3 the feudal system and the domesday book the feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles.
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