📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History

3.2.1 The feudal system and the Domesday Book

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Under the feudal system introduced by the Normans, the king owned all the land. He gave large estates to his most important followers (barons and lords) in return for their loyalty and military service. These lords then divided their land among knights, who in turn allowed peasants (serfs) to farm small plots in exchange for labour and a share of their crops.

Key Facts

  • King owned all land under feudal system
  • Land given to barons/lords for loyalty and military service
  • Peasants (serfs) farmed land in exchange for labour
The feudal system and the Domesday Book (illustration 1)
Illustration: The feudal system and the Domesday Book

The Domesday Book, completed in 1086, was a great survey ordered by William the Conqueror. It recorded details of every town, village, and farm in England — who owned the land, how much it was worth, and how many people and animals lived there. It was used to calculate taxes. The Domesday Book is one of the most important historical documents in England and still survives today.

Key Facts

  • Domesday Book completed in 1086
  • Recorded ownership, value, population of every settlement
  • Used to calculate taxes; still survives today
The feudal system and the Domesday Book (illustration 2)
Illustration: The feudal system and the Domesday Book

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  • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇, āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
    • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ
    • baron/lord-āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϤ⧋
    • āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž (serf) āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ
  • The Domesday Book āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϤ⧋āĨ¤
    • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ
    • baron/lord-āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϤ⧋
    • āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž (serf) āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ
  • William the Conqueror-āĻāϰ āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ The Domesday Book 1086 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ
    • baron/lord-āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϤ⧋
    • āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž (serf) āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ
  • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇, āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āϛ⧋āϟ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ
    • baron/lord-āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϤ⧋
    • āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž (serf) āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ
  • āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĨ¤ The Domesday Book āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻāϞāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
    • feudal system āĻāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ
    • baron/lord-āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϤ⧋
    • āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž (serf) āĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ

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