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title: "Doomsday Book Completed"
year: 1086
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1086/domesday-book"
slug: "domesday-book"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1086-01-01"
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# Doomsday Book Completed

> William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of England that remains an unparalleled primary source for medieval society.

## Summary

Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by the Latin name Liber de Wintonia, meaning "Book of Winchester", where it was originally kept in the royal treasury. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 1085 the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him.

## Sources

- [Doomsday Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book) - Wikipedia

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