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Domesday: The Inquest and the Book
Author(s): David Roffe (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: September 5, 2002
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199257256
- ISBN-13: 9780199257256
Book Description
Domesday Book is the oldest and most precious of the public records, but historians still disagree on its purpose. In arguing that the writing of Domesday Book was no part of the Domesday survey, this book proposed a solution to a riddle that will change our perception of the Norman Conquest and Norman kingship.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"[Roffe] provide[s] a superb, measured exploration of his complicated, contentions subject. Roffe has thought long and deeply. His conclusions challenge cherished assumptions but portray medieval administrative genius on several new levels. Graduate students and researchers will happily debate his interpretations for decades to come."--Choice
About the Author
David Roffe is a Research Associate, University of Sheffield.
