William of Normandy and the Domesday Book: A Lesson in Governance
Explore the reign of William of Normandy and the significance of the Domesday Book in understanding his methods of control. Dive into the challenges faced by William's commissioners as they gather information on land ownership across England and analyze the patterns emerging from the collected data to assess their impact on William's kingdom.
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The Domesday Book Year 7 - Lesson 13
What do you think about William of Normandy? Was he a good king? Think about the things that you ve learned about that he did to gain control.
Now watch this? Now watch this? William and the Domesday Book
Why would William want to survey the whole of England? What type of things would they ask?
You are Williams commissioners!! You are William s commissioners!! Christmas 1085 I want you to go to all the far corners of my kingdom and find out who lives there, who owns the land, and how much they have of everything. I want you to bring the information back to me by Easter. What sorts of problems are you going to face?
Now travel round the land and collect the Now travel round the land and collect the information for the king. Remember he wants it information for the king. Remember he wants it quickly!! quickly!!
When youve finished collecting When you ve finished collecting information information What patterns can you find? What s happening with the value of the land? What s happening with who owns the land? Are there any surprises? Does any land stay in the same hands? Is there a difference depending on where you live?
How would this help William keep control?
