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Photo: Dr Stephen Baxter
Medieval historian Dr Stephen Baxter, seen here with the Exon Domesday, uncovers the dramas and mysteries that surround England's earliest surviving public record.
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A Quote from Richard FitzNigel, treasurer to King Henry II
‘The natives call this book Domesdei that is, the day of judgment. This is a metaphor: for just as no judgment of that final severe and terrible trial can be evaded by any subterfuge, so when any controversy arises in the kingdom concerning the matters contained in the book, and recourse is made to the book, its word cannot be denied or set aside with impunity.’
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Things you might not know about the Domesday Book
60,000 people all over England were questioned during the Domesday Inquisition.
At least 200 calf and sheep skins were used to make the 800 pages of Domesday Book.
13,000 places are named in Domesday Book; this is the first formal record of many English villages.
Domesday Book contains about a million words. It was transcribed by the hand of one scribe. -
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Norman Season
This programme was part of Norman Season on BBC Two and BBC Four, a collection of programmes highlighting the effect that the Normans have had on our civilisation.
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BBC A History of the World blog
Head over to the A History of the World blog to read a post by Dr Stephen Baxter, presenter of Domesday.
Read Dr Stephen Baxter's post on History of the World blog
Credits
- Presenter
- Stephen Baxter
- Director
- Andrea Illescas
- Producer
- Andrea Illescas
- Producer
- Robin Dashwood
- Executive Producer
- Chris Granlund
- Writer
- Andrea Illescas
