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May 28, 2010
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The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror.
The primary purpose of the survey was to ascertain and record the fiscal rights of the king. These were mainly:
1. The national land-tax (geldum), paid on a fixed assessment.
2. Certain miscellaneous dues.
3. The proceeds of the crown lands.
The Domesday survey therefore recorded the names of the new holders of lands and the assessments on which their tax was to be paid.
The great bulk of Domesday Book is devoted to the details of the assessment and valuation of rural estates, which were the only important source of national wealth.
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