LECTURE – QUESTIONS

1. What happened in 1066?

In 1066, Duke William of Normandy conquered England.

2. In 1085, what was William thinking?

In 1085, William wanted to know more information about his kingdom, in particular he wanted to know how much land each of his nobles had.

3. How did William collect information for the Domesday Book?

He sent trusted officials to find the facts about land ownership.

4. Which of these questions did William's officials NOT ask?

William’s officials didn’t ask how many bedrooms there were in the house.

5. Who actually wrote the Domesday Book?

The Domesday Book was actually written by a scribe.

6. It was called the Domesday book because what it said was final and you could not argue with it.

7. At the National Archive in Kew, you can see copies of the Domesday Book, because the original book is now too fragile to display.

8. What did the BBC decide to do in 1985?

The BBC decided to make a new Domesday Book to record ordinary life in the mid-1980s.

9. Who gathered the information for the BBC's Domesday project?

  Schools and community groups all over the country collected photographs and articles.

1. What do the BBC want now?

The BBC want people to send them new articles and photographs.