Domesday Book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror, has been described as "the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation" (David Hume) and viewed by historians as the final act of the Norman conquest. Produced under the supervision of the most renowned Domesday scholars, this authoritative translation of the complete Domesday offers a remarkable portrait of England in the late eleventh century.
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'Domesday Book is THE book of English history... A must for scholars and history buffs everywhere.' Michael Wood
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The Alecto translation of Domesday is the most authoritative available. The Editorial Board in charge of the translation comprises the most renowned Domesday scholars.
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DOVER in the time of King EDWARD rendered £18, of which money King Edward had 2 parts and Earl Godwine the third. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It takes a particular sort of reader to rejoice at the prospect of an all-new translation of a 900-year-old government-sponsored economic and agricultural census. I'm well acquainted with the Phillimore 35-volume edition published in the 1970s, and I own Finn's guide to it, but this new effort is a lovely piece of work -- and it's portable enough to actually carry around with you. The Alecto translation was itself based on the Victoria History of the Counties of England version, but much improved and updated. This volume also omits the marginalia, which is too bad, but it does interpolate a great many bracketed words to fill the original scribe's frequent elisions. There's also an extremely thorough Index of Places -- but not one of persons, a glaring omission, since so many larger landholders possessed estates throughout a county, or even in numerous counties. Nevertheless, an excellent publication, and at a very reasonable price.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Simply the most boring uninteresting book ever printedInot the fault of this editor by the way, the book was a government document). Although a wonderful window into English history and our heritage of property rights this book is a terribly boring and epically vicious account of nothing, expect a recording of every minor person and land ownership in England. An important piece of western heritage but maybe not bed time reading. Five stars for translation and beauty/presentation.
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For some of us, this is great bedtime reading . . .
Dec 3 2003
By Michael K. Smith
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It takes a particular sort of reader to rejoice at the prospect of an all-new translation of a 900-year-old government-sponsored economic and agricultural census. I'm well acquainted with the Phillimore 35-volume edition published in the 1970s, and I own Finn's guide to it, but this new effort is a lovely piece of work -- and it's portable enough to actually carry around with you. The Alecto translation was itself based on the Victoria History of the Counties of England version, but much improved and updated. This volume also omits the marginalia, which is too bad, but it does interpolate a great many bracketed words to fill the original scribe's frequent elisions. There's also an extremely thorough Index of Places -- but not one of persons, a glaring omission, since so many larger landholders possessed estates throughout a county, or even in numerous counties. Nevertheless, an excellent publication, and at a very reasonable price.
12 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Domesday Book is record of 11th century England
Nov 5 2006
By Steve Given
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The Penguin Classics edition of the Domesday Book is an English translation of the great survey of England Commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086-1087 ACE. This survey looms large in the study of medieval England after the Normal invasion of 1066, and serves as a baseline for the study of the Black Death in England, as well as the study of the social and economics of 11th century England. Edited by Ann Williams and G.H. Martin, the complete translation is an important resource for the study of medieval Europe. This 1992 Penguin edition is an affordable treasure.
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Great history
Dec 4 2012
By William E. Bird
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This is an excellent, readable, and well defined historical publication. It has proven to be a useable source of genealogy information
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