Domesday scenario

We know what this lot were doing in 1066 - but where were your family?
It's the most famous date in British history. 1066 - the year that William the Conqueror successfully invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings.
The Norman invaders set about making an inventory of their new kingdom. listing every village, farmstead and abbey in the country.

The idea was to find out who owned what land and cattle - to make sure they were paying as much tax as possible to their new rulers.

Now, The Domesday Book provides a fascinating snapshot of life in England just over 1,000 years ago.

The Domesday Book is held by the National Archives, which has its headquarters in Kew in West London.

As it's more than 1,000 years old - it was completed in 1086 - most people never get to see or touch it.

Now, anyone can access the information it contains online.

You can use the National Archives' search engine to find out whether your local area is listed - or whether your family's surname appears on its pages.

it provides a fascinating glimpse into what life was like in England more than 1,000 years ago.

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Thanks DQ - I meant to post about this - you just reminded me!

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£3.50 fee per original page and a translation.

Did any one else work on the 1986 BBC version of the Domesday book. All schools in the country were invited to participate. All the information on the surrounding area was entered onto a large data disc. It was a major program at that time. I ended up with the job in my childrens school, mainly because none of the teachers had ever laid a finger on a keyboard. Rereading some of the childrens work after all this time is fascinating and how little of it would have to be changed now. Click the icon next to Domesday 1986 and see if you can find what the children wrote aboute your area 20 years ago.

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had a look at that, will look more later,