1086: Doomsday book written (jan 1, 1086 – dec 1, 1500)

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Commissioners were dispatched across England to collect information about land, people, and resources.
Purpose of the book
To determine who owned what land.
To identify who else lived on the land (population information beyond landowners).
To assess the value of the land for taxation purposes.
To establish a baseline for future taxation and land management.

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