HIS221H5 Lecture 3: HIS221 Midterm Study Notes
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Domesday book: 11th century, commissioned after the norman conquest of england (1066, handwritten by feather and quill, tells about medieval england, highly abbreviated that some people don"t even understand what"s written, book is a survey. Households vary in size, could have 8 people vs 1 person. Landowners (king) vs landholder: highlights made in red ink, animal skin acted as paper, comparison of what people thought would be the last day, day of judgement, great domesday and little domesday. Division of two books, who controls land, specific names, technology insight and what people did with the land. Books don"t tell us pop size, what they wore, and how the people felt: king william i of england (william the conqueror, william the bastard) Demanded the book be created-he wanted to know how much money he would make, how much land he owned. Spoke french, most people didn"t want a survey of property to be conducted- because they"d pay more in taxes.
