By Mr S. Drew
www.SchoolHistory.co.uk
William of Normandy was king of England from 1066 – 1087.
In 1086 King William had a list made of everything in Norman England.
He sent men around England to ask questions and get information from the people.
Records were made of money, houses, land, animals, tools and property.
King William’s men wrote everything down.
The information was all put in the Domesday Book.
The information was used to help William collect taxes from the English people.
1. What was the name of the King of England from 1066 – 1087?
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2. When did King William start making his list of all the things in England?
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3. How did William collect information about all the things in England?
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4. What things did King William get his men to collect information about?
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5. Where did King William’s men put all the information they collected?
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6. Why did King William collect the information?
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Passmores History Department Year 7 Unit 3 Lesson #1