1085
Christmas Council at Gloucester
At his Christmas court in Gloucester, William orders the great inquiry that becomes the Domesday survey.
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At his Christmas court in Gloucester, William orders the great inquiry that becomes the Domesday survey.
William orders commissioners to determine landholding, resources and taxable values throughout most of England.
Death of Robert Guiscard
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