Domesday Book

Domesday Book (/ˈduːmzdeɪ/ or US: /ˈdoʊmzdeɪ/) – Middle English for "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. Domesday has long been associated with the Latin phrase Domus Dei, meaning "House of God". The manuscript is also known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states: The manuscript is held at The National Archives at Kew, London. In 2011, the Open Domesday site made the manuscript available online.

Domesday Book

Domesday Book (/ˈduːmzdeɪ/ or US: /ˈdoʊmzdeɪ/) – Middle English for "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. Domesday has long been associated with the Latin phrase Domus Dei, meaning "House of God". The manuscript is also known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester". The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states: The manuscript is held at The National Archives at Kew, London. In 2011, the Open Domesday site made the manuscript available online.