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Starter. Watch the video and answer the questions on the first page of your workbook. Horrible Histories Domesday Book. What does the Domesday Book tell us about life in the Middle Ages?. Learning Objectives To describe aims and outcomes of Doomsday Book

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  1. Starter Watch the video and answer the questions on the first page of your workbook Horrible Histories Domesday Book

  2. What does the Domesday Book tell us about life in the Middle Ages? Learning Objectives To describe aims and outcomes of Doomsday Book To analyse and identify what the Doomsday Book tells us about Medieval life

  3. The Domesday Book • In 1085 William 1st ordered a survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. • He wanted to discover: • Who owned what • How much it was worth • How much was owed to him as King in tax, rents, and military service.

  4. The Domesday Book • All the information was written down in two big books, which still exist today at the National Archives • The officials took over a year to visit 13,000 villages. Soldiers threatened to kill people if they did not tell the truth. • The book showed about 200 Normans controlled all the land of England • It valued England at £37,000! • It was the first survey of England and was written in Latin

  5. Why was it called Domesday? • Historians believe it was named after the biblical day of ‘Doomsday’ • This was the Judgment day when Christ returned to judge the living and the dead • There was to be no appeal against the decisions made, and this was the same for the Doomsday Book

  6. Review L.O. Recap What were the aims of the Doomsday Book? What did the Doomsday Book tell William? Bonus – Why was it called the Domesday Book?

  7. What does the Domesday Book say about Patcham? This will give you an opportunity to look at what the Domesday Book says about England Answer all the questions on your sheet about Patcham

  8. What does the Domesday Book say about England in the Middle Ages? Compare the 3 sources (A-C) Look at the similarities and differences about each source Write down 3 things that these sources tell you about medieval life

  9. How useful is the Domesday Book? Study the six points of information about the Doomsday Book How useful would you say the Domesday Book is? Write a paragraph on whether you think the Doomsday Book could be useful to a historian studying life in the Middle Ages ?

  10. Plenary On the post it notes Write down 1 key thing that the Doomsday Book tells us about life in the Middle Ages Hold up when complete Peer assess!

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