1. The Domesday Book Learning Objectives All students will know what the Domesday Book was and will be able to identify reasons as to why it was created. Most students will be able to describe (L4) and explain (L5-6) the purposes of the Domesday Book

2. I am running out of money for my army and I’m fighting battles in France I’ve crushed all the rebellions in England! My castles are nice and strong and help control the people of England The feudal system makes sure everyone is loyal to me and means I have knights to fight for me So much has changed since 1066 King Canute IV of Denmark and King Olaf III of Norway could possibly invade – although I have been taxing people (called the Danegeld) to help pay for defences its not enough! I don’t really know who lives in England, who owns what or how much tax (money) they should pay me!. BUT - I still have some problems!

3. What did William do? I’ll tell you what I did! I sent out my shire officers to find out exactly who owned what so my advisers knew exactly how much tax (money) I could get from everyone!

4. Why do you think William’s men asked these questions? 1.How much land was there? 2.Who had the land in 1066? 3.Who owned it in 1086? 4.What kinds of people lived there? 5.What type of land there was (fields, woodlands, rivers, lakes etc) 6.How many pigs, cows, sheep

5. What the Domesday Book says about Southampton SouthamptonHantone / tune: The King has in lordship 76 men who pay £7 of land tribute; before 1066 they paid as much. 27 of them each pay 8d; 2[of them]12d; and another 50 in number each pay 6d. Before 1066 these had exempt land in the same Borough from the king himself; Odo of Winchester, Askell the priest, Ketel, Fugel, Tosti; the sons of Alric had 16 acres of land; Gerin [had]18 acres; Chipping had 3 exempt houses and now Ralph of Mortimer holds them; Godwin[had]3 houses that Bernard Pancevolt holds. Since King William came to England 65 Frenchmen and 31 Englishmen have been settled in Southampton. These all pay amongst themselves £4 6d for all customary dues. These listed below have the customary dues of their houses in Southampton by grant of King William: Bishop G(eoffrey) [dues]of one house; the Abbot of Cormeilles 1; the Abbot of Lyne 1; the Count of Evreux 2; Ralph of Mortimer 2; Gilbert de Breteuil 2; William son of Stur 2; Ralph of Tosny 1; Durand of Gloucester 2; Hugh of Port 1; Hugh de Grandmesnil 1; the Count of Mortain 5; Aiulf the Chamberlain 5; Humphrey his brother 1; Osbern Giffard 1; Nigel the Doctor 4; Richere of Les Andleys 4; Richard Poynant 1; Stephen the Steersman 2; Thurstan the Chamberlain 2; Thurstan the Engineer 2; Ansketel son of Osmund 3; Reginald[son of]Croc 1. The Abbess of Wherwell has 1 fishery and a littleland. Then it paid 100d; now 10s. Important industrial port with a history dating back to Roman times; the ancient town walls are still visible.

6. StubbingtonStubitone: Hugh de Port.Town on the Solent. TitchfieldTicefelle: King's land. Mill, market, toll.Small town; Saxon church; ruin of Place House where Charles I spent his last night before imprisonment TottonDodintune: Romsey Abbey; Agemund from the king. Mill, salthouse.Town.

7. The Domesday Book Learning Objectives All students will know what the Domesday Book was and will be able to identify reasons as to why it was created. Most students will be able to describe (L4) and explain (L5-6) the purposes of the Domesday Book