Chapter in bookreportconference proceeding chapter. Pdf the making of domesday book and the languages of. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge mathematics and southampton universities doctorate in aeroengineering research. He is the winner of the british science fiction award, the locus award, the john w. The novel starts where the original left off, in 1891, with the time. This capacity for mixing aweinspiring vistas with gnarly daytoday details hasnt diminished. Dr stephen baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of englands earliest surviving public record, the domesday book. Melvyn bragg and his guests discuss the domesday book, a vast survey of the land and property of much of england and wales completed in 1086.
Im not sure how i managed to miss clarkes and coauthor stephen baxter s times eye trilogy when it first appeared, but somehow it slipped in under my radar. It also records that 650,000 oxen ploughed england s fields. How useful is domesday book as a source for the impact of. Domesday book and the transformation of english landed society 10661086 stephen baxter and chris lewis introduction what effect did the norman conquest have on english landed society. Pase domesday online database launches ahead of bbc two. The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements. Aug 10, 2010 domesday book is the product of an extraordinary survey of england commissioned by king william the conqueror in 1085. Verket omfattar inte hela england, till exempel finns inte.
Stephen baxter is clarendon associate professor and barron fellow in medieval history at st peters college, university of oxford. It continues the original story, incorporating modern concepts such as dyson spheres and quantum physics. Full text of the history and genealogy of the knowltons of. Full text of the history and genealogy of the knowltons of england and america see other formats. See british history the domesday book and the iplayer documentary. Stephen baxter, university of oxford, history department, faculty member. Geoffrey hi, 10121037, viscount of bourges, berri, france. Fantastic fiction it is a war that has been fought throughout the centuriesthe fate of rome. Here youll find information about my books, about me, and about upcoming projects. In this programme on the domesday book, dr stephen baxter, medieval historian at kings college, london, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of england s earliest surviving public record.
Stephen baxter, a historian at kings college london, is one of the authors of a database, which goes live tomorrow, making it possible to trawl through figures. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Recent work by stephen baxter provide s a c ase in point. The key to the conquerors great survey stephen baxter exeter cathedral possesses one of the most important manuscripts from medieval england. Here are some facts about domesday book, the great norman survey of the wealth of england. Watermills were the most economically important machines in 11th. Why did william the conqueror make the domesday book answers. Stephen baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from cambridge and southampton universities. Most historians believe that domesday is some kind of tax book for raising revenue, but baxter has his own theory.
Apr 17, 2014 joining melvyn bragg to discuss domesday book, the circumstances of its creation, the processes of the survey that supplied the information, its contents and its lasting impact, were three eminent scholars of the norman conquest. The concluding volume of the acclaimed times tapestry series. How useful is domesday book as a source for the impact of the. He has published extensively on late anglosaxon and anglonorman england, and on domesday book in particular, and has led three largescale research projects which aim to harness the power of computing to domesday studies. Domesday books own day of judgment still lies in the future. This book offers a unique glimpse into the world view of a leading modern science fiction writer and the writing of novels like the time ships, voyage, titan, moonseed and others. Exon domesday was almost certainly presented to william the conqueror at a meeting of his barons at old sarum on 1 august 1086. Professor stephen baxter, university of oxford, coinvestigator of the. He examines how the first great national survey, which recorded who. Stephen baxter, a historian at kings college london, is one of the authors of a database, which goes live tomorrow, making it possible to trawl through figures from the domesday book and map the. Pase domesday forms part of a longterm research initiative which aims in due course to identify all the landholders named in domesday book and to produce a major study of landed society in england in 1066 and 1086. Theres been a bbc documentary about the book this week, where dr stephen baxter medieval historian at kings college, london presents his own opinions and new insight on the subject, claiming it wasnt for establishing new taxes. The domesday survey of southwest england is an edition, translation, facsimile, description and resource for the study of exeter cathedral library ms 3500 exon domesday, the earliest extant manuscript of the conquerors survey. Baxter writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel.
The written record of a census and survey of english landowners and their property made by order of william the conqueror in. Aug 11, 2010 tracing the history of your town or village has become easier with the launch of an online version of the domesday book, the most important historical record of medieval england. The making of domesday book and the languages of lordship. Domesday book reveals the rise of a norman abramovich after 1066.
Domesday book is the product of an extraordinary survey of england commissioned by king. Domesday book and the transformation of english landed society, 106686 volume 46 stephen baxter, c. Its main purpose was to assess the wealth of england to aid the system of taxation. So while browsing in the kindle store i was excited to find times eye. In the documentary, dr stephen baxter seeks to prove that the domesday book could not have been used to collect taxes, arguing that it is about something far more important than money. Domesday book reveals the rise of a norman abramovich after. William wanted to know how much his kingdom was worth and how much taxation he could command.
Domesday book was ordered by william the conqueror william i in 1085. History documentary hosted by stephen baxter, published by bbc in 2010 english narration cover informationin this programme on the domesday book, dr stephen baxter, medieval historian at kings college, london, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of england s earliest surviving public record. Prof baxter, the presenter of a onehour documentary on the domesday book on bbc2 tonight and medieval historian at kings college, london, said the document had been misunderstood as a tax register. Baxter is the winner of both the british science fiction award and the locus award, as well as being a nominee for an arthur c. Stephen baxter, a historian at kings college london, is one of the. Tracing the history of your town or village has become easier with the launch of an online version of the domesday book, the most important historical record of medieval england. The information collected during the survey was written up in a fair copy, later known as domesday book, which in fact comprises two volumes. It was written over nine hundred years ago under the orders of king william the conqueror. In 2006, world book day began its support of and association with the quick reads initiative for adult emergent readers. Focus on domesday domesday book is one of the most famous historical records held by the national archives.
He also finds out the real reason it was commissioned by william the conqueror in 1086. Joining melvyn bragg to discuss domesday book, the circumstances of its creation, the processes of the survey that supplied the information, its contents and its lasting impact, were three eminent scholars of the norman conquest. Stephen baxter was born in liverpool, england, in 1957. Aug 14, 2010 domesday books own day of judgment still lies in the future. The domesday book synonyms, the domesday book pronunciation, the domesday book translation, english dictionary definition of the domesday book. His grandson robert, harvey of bourges, accompanied wil liam the conqueror to england, and in 1086, as shown of domes day book, held a great barony in suffolk. The time ships went on to win several prestigious sf awards, including the british science fiction award for that year. Domesday book and the transformation of english landed. Full text of the history and genealogy of the knowltons. The time ships by stephen baxter is pretty poor as a sequel to the original the time machine by h. Baxter has pointed to evidence in the anglosaxon chronicle that commissioners were selected to work in counties where they had no or little 15 stephen baxter, the representation of lordship and land tenure in domesday book, in domesday book. This site is updated regularly with news and new material, so please look again. Scribe a sat down and wrote the bulk of what was then called the book of winchester, now known as the domesday book.
Unlocking the domesday survey of sw england crick, j. Lordship and power in late anglosaxon england oup, 2007. And as a bonus, two rare short stories by stephen baxter are collected here for the first time. Stephen baxter examines the purpose of the domesday book. Aug 09, 2010 stephen baxter, a historian at kings college london, is one of the authors of a database, which goes live tomorrow, making it possible to trawl through figures from the domesday book and map the. Im not sure how i managed to miss clarkes and coauthor stephen baxters times eye trilogy when it first appeared, but somehow it slipped in under my radar. The making of domesday book and the languages of lordship in conquest england. Little domesday book ldb, which covers norfolk, suffolk and essex.
It is an ambitious project and an exciting read in its own right. Stephen baxter at kings college london elisabeth van houts at the university of cambridge david bates at the university of east anglia domesday. Dr stephen baxter, medieval historian at kings college, london, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of englands earliest surviving public record, the domesday. It also forms part of a wider project, the prosopography of anglosaxon england pase, which aims to capture information relating to all the recorded inhabitants of england, from the late sixth to the late 11th century, in a single online database, and will be launched later this year. William the conqueror was able to obtain more taxes because. Domesday, bbc two treasures of the anglosaxons, bbc four. This capacity for mixing aweinspiring vistas with gnarly day to day details hasnt diminished. The domesday book was a survey of england and wales.
This is the climax of one of the most thoughtful and involving series of novels that have brought history alive like no other. It is principally, therefore, a research tool, but it has been published online in the belief that it will also prove useful to anyone who may be interested in. Nov 04, 2014 baxter writes brilliantly about what it might be like to experience space travel. Elisabeth van houts, david bates and stephen baxter. Wellss novel the time machine, the wells estate authorised an official sequel by stephen baxter. Nov 15, 2012 the domesday book was a survey of england and wales. In this programme on the domesday book, dr stephen baxter, medieval historian at kings college, london, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of englands earliest surviving public record. History documentary hosted by stephen baxter, published by bbc in 2010 english narration cover informationin this programme on the domesday book, dr stephen baxter, medieval historian at kings college, london, reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of englands earliest surviving public record. The domesday book was used by william the conqueror to answers. Key stage 3 focus on domesday the national archives. The representation of lordship and land tenure in domesday bookmore. Baxter is the acclaimed author of the manifold novels and evolution. Based on the long mars by terry pratchett and stephen baxter. He holds degrees in mathematics, from cambridge university.
Historian uses new database to support his claim england was ruled by super rich. It was written by stephen baxter and published in 1995. Domesday book is the product of an extraordinary survey of england commissioned by king william the conqueror in 1085. The project explores how and why the domesday survey was made. Whatever was recorded in domesday book was legally binding. Set in the universe of the long war by terry pratchett and stephen baxter. The domesday book definition of the domesday book by the. What does it say about the impact of the normans on england. The time ships is the official authorized sequel to the time machine. This is mostly because the the time traveller displayed very different characteristics in each book, and the underlying messages and meanings in the original were not followed through.
In this programme on the domesday book, dr stephen baxter willreveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of englands earliest surviving public record. Stephen baxter is an associate professor of medieval history at st peters college, oxford. Domesday database launched online university of cambridge. The domesday book was used by william the conqueror to. About 90 per cent of places on the modern map of england south of the tees are recorded in domesday book. The time ships by stephen baxter goodreads share book.
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