I can’t be the only one excited about this, right?
I’m not going to get ANY work done today. Sigh.
Cool. Wish they had that when I was in school.
For a good intro, especially if you like imagining Michael Wood describe medieval property measurements in that breathless style of his, see Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England. And there’s a LOT about medieval property measurements. (where’s the sleepy smilie when I need it?)
(looking at site) Hey, do you actually have to pay for the PDFs from your search? Cripes, for about the same money you can buy the whole book (used)!
I thought the title said ‘Doomsday Book’ and assumed it was a thread about a Superman graphic novel. :smack:
Apparently the City of London sank so much money into the Millenium Dome, they’ve decided to recoup some of the expense by declaring a nation-wide Domes Day, where people can come by and spend money.
Somehow, in their strange accounting, giving the commemorative book away for free will make them money.
I give it one or two years, tops.
Since I finished Wood’s book I’ve slept terribly. Where can I get the book for free? Working my way through a couple lines of OE ought to knock me right out.
Yeah, I was initially exited about hearing of this online resource from Motorgirl. I did a search on Edwinstowe, which, according to legend was the stomping grounds of Robin Hood.
But then, to my dismay, I find that they charge per search! :mad:
Talk about Robin Hood in reverse.
Latin actually.
I just read about this on Wiki.
It looks like a giant census document. What’s so exciting about this?
I looked at the site where its supposed to be online, (but only for about two minutes,) and saw no way to access the work except by searching for specific names or places. Did I miss something?
-FrL-
It is a giant census document. It’s exciting because it’s England’s first census document. It’s the first comprehensive list of who owned what in England, and who had what rights. And it was remarkably important, because later on, say 100 years later, if somebody was claiming they had an ancestoral right, like the right of forage somewhere, the Domesday book was the final arbitrer of that.
Yes, it looks like I was prematurely excited. The article I read about it made it sound free & open to the public, and my preliminary searches looked to me like the real stuff was just a click away. Alas. 
Must’ve slept through the part of Wood’s book that said that.