History GCSE
Domesday survey
What Domesday survey means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Domesday survey
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Ordered in 1085 by William I under threat of Danish invasion, it was a massive logistical exercise to record landholding across England, gathering evidence from local juries.
Topics that use Domesday survey
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 2 Norman government (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Centralisation of power
- Continuity and change
- Domesday Book
- Feudalism
- Royal authority
- Delegation and regency
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