The Domesday Book

History

How many pigs he could kill for his next feast

The Domesday Book helped William to decide...

Be able to show the Anglo-Saxons how orga

Have money to pay the Saxon nobles whose land he had taken

To avoid making the Anglo-Saxons angry if he charged them too much

William needed to know this in order to...

He didn't, he wanted them to be much more

William wanted to make sure that his taxes were a similar amount to...

How long did it take to complete the survey?

They got some trusted Anglo-Saxons to do the work for them

They spoke the same language as the Saxons

They used the same way that the Anglo-Saxons had divided and organised the land to save time

What helped the Normans to complete the survey quickly?

Who was the most important religious figure in Europe?

Which position in the Church was new under Lanfranc?

Which of these was NOT a reason why William thought the Church was corrupt?

How many Anglo-Saxon bishops were there by the end of William's reign?

They could last longer and show the power of the Normans

Churches were rebuilt out of stone because...