To run a country you need to know how much tax you can get from the land owners and farmers.
That is what the Domesday Book is for, it is a record of who owns each parcel of land, how much is being farmed and what it is worth. It also gives the name of the former owner and how much it was worth before the invasion in 1066 for comparison.
To govern a country a ruler has to know who owns the various parts of the land and how much money it is worth so he can tax the owner and use the money for his projects, such as invading other countries or just living extremely well.
That is all the Domesday Book is, an inventory of what each area of land is worth, who owns it, who used to own it and what it was worth then.
to determine how much people should pay in taxes
douchebags these days >:(
He wrote the doomsday book to record every small and big thing that was in the whole of england to know how to increase or decrease the taxes
Because he wanted to
William I, the Conqueror was not mentioned in the Domesday book. Save
The Domesday book was called Domesday because the book was invented in the time of the war and it was doom.
He commissioned the writing of the book but it was written by a small team of priests as priests were almost the only people able to read and write in those days.
It wasn't ... It was always helpful :)
William the Conquer, who was the 1st king William.
William I, the Conqueror was not mentioned in the Domesday book. Save
William, Duke of Normandy, produced his Domesday Book in 1086.
It is believed that the first tax record was THE DOMESDAY BOOK commissioned by William I.
No. The Domesday Book is the record of a survey of England carried out by King William I. What was the first novel is disputed, largely turning on the exact definition of a novel but the earliest contenders appeared some 350 years after The Domesday Book.
The Domesday book was called Domesday because the book was invented in the time of the war and it was doom.
William The Conquer
In 1085 by William the Conqueror, and resulted in the Domesday or Doomsday Book.
William I, known as William the Conquerer.
He commissioned the writing of the book but it was written by a small team of priests as priests were almost the only people able to read and write in those days.
It wasn't ... It was always helpful :)
William the Conquer, who was the 1st king William.
King William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book in 1085 to assess and document the landholdings and taxable values of his newly conquered kingdom of England, providing him with a comprehensive record of his realm's resources and wealth. This allowed him to strengthen royal control and taxation policies.