Domesday Book survey
E104534
The Domesday Book survey was an extensive 11th-century census and land survey of England that recorded property holdings, resources, and population for taxation and administrative purposes.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Domesday Book | 12 |
| Domesday survey | 2 |
| Domesday Book (through William Peverel) | 1 |
| Domesday Book and Beyond | 1 |
| Domesday Book area descriptions | 1 |
| Domesday Book survey canonical | 1 |
| Domesday survey and Domesday Book | 1 |
| Great Domesday Book | 1 |
| Little Domesday Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T883465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Domesday Book survey Context triple: [William the Conqueror, ordered, Domesday Book survey]
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Norman Conquest of England
The Norman Conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and subsequent occupation of England by William the Conqueror and his Norman forces, which fundamentally transformed the country’s ruling elite, language, and governance.
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B.
Runnymede
Runnymede is a historic meadow in Surrey, England, best known as the site where King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215.
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Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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E.
Statute of Mortmain
The Statute of Mortmain was a medieval English law aimed at restricting the transfer of land into the perpetual ownership of the Church and other religious corporations, thereby protecting feudal lords’ rights and revenues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Domesday Book survey Target entity description: The Domesday Book survey was an extensive 11th-century census and land survey of England that recorded property holdings, resources, and population for taxation and administrative purposes.
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A.
Norman Conquest of England
The Norman Conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and subsequent occupation of England by William the Conqueror and his Norman forces, which fundamentally transformed the country’s ruling elite, language, and governance.
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B.
Runnymede
Runnymede is a historic meadow in Surrey, England, best known as the site where King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215.
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C.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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D.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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E.
Statute of Mortmain
The Statute of Mortmain was a medieval English law aimed at restricting the transfer of land into the perpetual ownership of the Church and other religious corporations, thereby protecting feudal lords’ rights and revenues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ land survey ⓘ taxation record ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Domesday Book survey
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surface form:
Domesday survey
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | most of England ⓘ |
| chronology |
records conditions in 1066
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records conditions in 1086 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
William the Conqueror
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surface form:
William I of England
William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| compiledAs |
Domesday Book survey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Domesday Book
Domesday Book survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Domesday Book
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1086 ⓘ |
| excludes |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Winchester ⓘ parts of northern England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative record for disputes over land ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
feudal obligations
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land tenure ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| method |
inquisitions held in shire courts
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royal commissioners visiting counties ⓘ |
| purpose |
administrative control
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assessment of taxable value of land ⓘ recording property holdings ⓘ recording resources and population ⓘ |
| records |
fisheries
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freemen ⓘ landholders ⓘ manors ⓘ meadows ⓘ mills ⓘ pasture ⓘ ploughlands ⓘ slaves ⓘ smallholders ⓘ subtenants ⓘ tenants-in-chief ⓘ values of estates ⓘ villagers ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest surviving comprehensive survey of England
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key source for medieval English economic history ⓘ key source for medieval English social history ⓘ |
| startTime | 1085 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Domesday Book survey Description of subject: The Domesday Book survey was an extensive 11th-century census and land survey of England that recorded property holdings, resources, and population for taxation and administrative purposes.
Referenced by (21)
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