How could William work out how much land

he owned?

Clue: D…m…sday B…..K

How did the How did the Domesday Book Domesday Book get its name?get its name?TBAT give 3 reasons why William TBAT give 3 reasons why William

created the Domesday bookcreated the Domesday bookExplain what the book tells usExplain what the book tells us

Assess how people reacted to the bookAssess how people reacted to the book

Key words: Domesday commissioner

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Your taskYour task

Read the text your teacher gives you Read the text your teacher gives you and answer these questions:and answer these questions:

Why did William Why did William commissioncommission the the Domesday Book?Domesday Book?

How did he conduct the survey?How did he conduct the survey? What sort of questions did the What sort of questions did the

commissioners ask?commissioners ask? How did it help William control How did it help William control

England England

Text

Why did William order Why did William order the DB?the DB?

To find out more about his new To find out more about his new kingdomkingdom

How did William How did William surveysurvey the the country?country?

1085, William ordered survey1085, William ordered survey CommissionersCommissioners visited 13,000 villages visited 13,000 villages Interviewed priest,Interviewed priest, steward steward & 6 elderly villagers & 6 elderly villagers Soldiers threatened to kill liarsSoldiers threatened to kill liars Second visit to checkSecond visit to check

What did the What did the commissioners ask?commissioners ask?

How many people lived there?How many people lived there? Who owns the land?Who owns the land? What type of people worked on the What type of people worked on the

land?land? How many pigs, sheep & cows did How many pigs, sheep & cows did

each man own?each man own? How many ploughs?How many ploughs? How many mills & ponds?How many mills & ponds?

How did it help him How did it help him control England?control England?

TaxTax Military serviceMilitary service Law & order – especially quarrels over Law & order – especially quarrels over

landland

A page from the

Domesday Book.

What language

do you think it is

written in?

What does the DB look What does the DB look like?like?

Domesday – God’s Domesday – God’s judgementjudgement

One Winchester monk One Winchester monk copied up findingscopied up findings

Wrote on Wrote on parchmentparchment 1000 sheep needed to 1000 sheep needed to

make bookmake book www.learningcurve.govwww.learningcurve.gov

.uk/focuson/domesday/.uk/focuson/domesday/the_story/intronfr.htm the_story/intronfr.htm

http://http://www.learningcurve.govwww.learningcurve.gov.uk/focuson/domesday/.uk/focuson/domesday/

The Domesday Book

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/

Your taskYour task Choose 4 commissioners and 2 soldiers from the class. Choose 4 commissioners and 2 soldiers from the class.

The rest will work in pairs as peasants!The rest will work in pairs as peasants! While the commissioners prepare their questions, the While the commissioners prepare their questions, the

peasants must agree in their pair upon their answer to peasants must agree in their pair upon their answer to Domesday Survey type questions, e.g. how many ponds Domesday Survey type questions, e.g. how many ponds there are in the village, how many ploughs, who owns there are in the village, how many ploughs, who owns the land etc.the land etc.

After 10 minutes order the peasants to be silent! And After 10 minutes order the peasants to be silent! And then select a pair to interrogate. Send one of the pair then select a pair to interrogate. Send one of the pair outside and then the commissioners can ask their outside and then the commissioners can ask their survey questions, e.g. how many people live in the survey questions, e.g. how many people live in the village, how many ponds are there etc? You may want to village, how many ponds are there etc? You may want to ask the peasants to swear an oath to be truthful on the ask the peasants to swear an oath to be truthful on the Bible! Call in the second peasant when the Bible! Call in the second peasant when the commissioners have finished and ask them same commissioners have finished and ask them same questions. If there are any major differences in their questions. If there are any major differences in their stories then it is off with their heads!stories then it is off with their heads!

Your taskYour task

Imagine you are either a Imagine you are either a farmerfarmer or a or a lordlord of the manorof the manor

Write a letter to King William I to tell Write a letter to King William I to tell him about the royal investigators who him about the royal investigators who have just carried out the Domesday have just carried out the Domesday survey in your village, and how you survey in your village, and how you feel about the survey.feel about the survey.

Use the extra sheet as well to give Use the extra sheet as well to give you more information if possible.you more information if possible.

Letter to King William: Letter to King William: expectationsexpectations

Everyone Everyone mustmust include…include…

For even better work, also include …

WOW factor! For excellent work you could also include…

How the How the survey was survey was carried out carried out (investigator(investigators, questions s, questions etc)etc) Description Description about your about your reaction to reaction to the survey the survey and and whywhy

Specific examples of what the investigators found out about in your villageHow and why this is a big change for people in England

How William would gain from this, and why that might be unpopularExamples of other people who may have had a different view than you about the survey and why

Red, Amber, or Green?Red, Amber, or Green?

I have only done the minimum for the task I have only done the minimum for the task andand

could have pushed myself furthercould have pushed myself further

I have done reasonably well at achieving asI have done reasonably well at achieving asmuch as I could, but perhaps there is still much as I could, but perhaps there is still

roomroomto challenge myself even more next timeto challenge myself even more next time

I have tried my hardest on this task andI have tried my hardest on this task andachieved as much as I couldachieved as much as I could

How did the How did the Domesday Book Domesday Book get its name?get its name?TBAT give 3 reasons why William TBAT give 3 reasons why William

created the Domesday bookcreated the Domesday bookExplain what the book tells usExplain what the book tells us

Assess how people reacted to the bookAssess how people reacted to the book

Key words: Domesday commissioner

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