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Dr Stephen Baxter discusses the consequences of the Domesday Book.
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Design of the Book | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter explores the layout and design of the Doomsday Book.
Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissione...
Making the book from Hide | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates how the Doomsday book was made.
Rigging the Inquests | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter explains how some people managed to rig what was documented in the Doomsday record.
The Cambridge Inquest | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates one of the inquests that took place for the Domesday Book.
The Origins of the Book | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter discusses the origins of the Doomsday Book.
What Questions did it ask? | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates the questions that were asked when commissioners were collecting data for the Domesday Book.
Why was Domesday book commissioned? | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates the contrasting theories about why the Doomsday Book was commissioned.
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