Domesday England by H C Darby

Domesday England by H C Darby

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Domesday England by H C Darby

Domesday Book is the most famous English public record, and it is probably the most remarkable statistical document in the history of Europe. It calls itself merely a descriptio and it acquired its name in the following century because its authority seemed comparable to that of the Book by which one day all will be judged (Revelation 20:12). It is not surprising that so many scholars have felt its fascination, and have discussed again and again what it says about economic, social and legal matters. But it also tells us much about the countryside of the eleventh century, and the present volume is the seventh of a series concerned with this geographical information. 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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ISBN 13 9780521310260
ISBN 10 0521310261
Title Domesday England
Author H C Darby
Series Domesday Geography Of England
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1986-08-07
Number of pages 432
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