History GCSE
Domesday Book
What Domesday Book means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Domesday Book
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The final written record compiled in 1086 from the evidence gathered by commissioners, as distinct from the survey, which was the process of gathering the information.
Topics that use Domesday Book
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 2 Norman government (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Centralisation of power
- Continuity and change
- Domesday survey
- Feudalism
- Royal authority
- Delegation and regency
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