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Domesday Quest: In Search of the Roots of England
Domesday Quest: In Search of the Roots of England | Michael Wood
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In 1086, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous survey of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'. The Domesday Quest (previously published as Domesday) is not only a study of this ancient manuscript but also an attempt to analyse the world that Domesday Book so vividly portrayed. By skilful use of the Domesday record, historian Michael Wood examines Norman society and the Anglo-Saxon, Roman, and even the Iron Age cultures that preceded it.
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“Where will I discover the meaning of this book?”

“Over there!”

“WHERE?”

“OVER THERE! KEEP GOING!”

This is what I imagine these two chaps on the cover of this book are saying to each other.

This was a hard slog of a book, mostly because it was so well researched and completely outside of any area of knowledge I have.

I must have listened to the advice of the clever chap on the cover to keep going until the Epilogue, which was fascinating.

Lreads 😂😊 6y
rwmg Michael Wood is fantastic. I remember his TV documentary series from the early 1980s. My sister and I used to watch them both of us quietly lusting after him as well as learning something 6y
Libby1 @QuietlyLaura and @rwmg - yes, Michael Wood is fantastic! 😂 6y
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Anyone at school in the UK in the early 1980s remember the Domesday project? It was an attempt to build a new Domesday survey of Britain, using shiney new technology (giant CD-ROM things, before actual cd-rom things existed).

Aah, well - it was exciting at the time (if you happened to be a geo-geeky child!) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project

Anyhow, this was published about the same time - 1000 yrs after the Domesday Book.

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