# Canonical recap data for Doomsday Book Completed (1086)
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slug: domesday-book
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1086/domesday-book"
title: Doomsday Book Completed
subtitle: William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of England that remains an unparalleled primary source for medieval society.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1086-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1086
decade: 1080
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: 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-Sa
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Domesday-book-1804x972.jpg/1280px-Domesday-book-1804x972.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Domesday Book"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book"
  title: Doomsday Book
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- launch
metaDescription: 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 man
wikidataQid: Q19867
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260622142425/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-22
  label: Doomsday Book
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- constitutional_reform
canonicalClasses:
- governance
- creation
impactRadius: national
velocity: gradual
predictability: scheduled
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
