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Dr Stephen Baxter explores the layout and design of the Doomsday Book.
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Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissione...
Making the book from Hide | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates how the Doomsday book was made.
Rigging the Inquests | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter explains how some people managed to rig what was documented in the Doomsday record.
The Cambridge Inquest | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates one of the inquests that took place for the Domesday Book.
The consequences of the Book | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter discusses the consequences of the Domesday Book.
The Origins of the Book | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter discusses the origins of the Doomsday Book.
What Questions did it ask? | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates the questions that were asked when commissioners were collecting data for the Domesday Book.
Why was Domesday book commissioned? | Domesday
Dr Stephen Baxter investigates the contrasting theories about why the Doomsday Book was commissioned.
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