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03 Aug 06 - 07:36 PM (#1800967) Subject: BS: Domesday Book Online From: bobad Tomorrow, 920 years after it was compiled by an anonymous scribe, William the Conqueror's epic audit of life in medieval times will become available on the internet. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1211293.ece |
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03 Aug 06 - 08:15 PM (#1801000) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: Leadfingers Got to be interesting - Though when we looked in an old book of 'The Landed Gentry Of England and Scotland' all we could find under my family name was an eighteenth century holding of Muck Hall ! |
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03 Aug 06 - 08:20 PM (#1801012) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: bobad Well Mr. Leadfingers, that is vastly more than what is found under my family name, which is to say, Fuck All. |
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04 Aug 06 - 06:47 AM (#1801278) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: Paul from Hull *lol* |
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04 Aug 06 - 08:53 AM (#1801330) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: GUEST,jealous Does that mean Leadfingers is descended from Lady Muck? |
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04 Aug 06 - 09:00 AM (#1801343) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: Rapparee Humph. When I looked up my family name in "Burke's" it wasn't there at all! And we are originally from Hanover, or at least the general area of Hanover! Ten millionth in line for the British Crown and we're not even mentioned! Why, I might refuse the monarchy (unless they begged me) because of this! |
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04 Aug 06 - 04:14 PM (#1801696) Subject: BS: Domesday Book Online From: beardedbruce LONDON (AP) — The Middle Ages met the Internet age Friday when the Domesday Book — a survey of England conducted almost 1,000 years ago — went online. The book, a record of the people and lands ruled by William the Conqueror, is the oldest record held by Britain's National Archives and one of the country's most valuable documents. Now anyone with an Internet connection can — for a fee — download copies of handwritten records that provide a picture of life in the 11th century. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-04-domesday-book_x.htm |
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04 Aug 06 - 06:37 PM (#1801801) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: katlaughing Thats wonderful! Thanks for letting us know. Isn't the Internet amazing?! |
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04 Aug 06 - 06:39 PM (#1801808) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: Richard Bridge It was on BBC news tonight and offhand I'd say the demand has crashed the server. |
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04 Aug 06 - 09:37 PM (#1801923) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: bobad 10 Domesday destinations you can still see today Wooten Wawen The pre-Norman tower of the parish church in this Warwickshire village. The book says: "There are 23 villans with a priest and 22 bordars having 6 ploughs. There are 2 mills rendering 11s and 8 sticks of eels... It is worth £4." Can someone explain the use of the word "villan" in this excerpt? I realize it is another form of villain, but in this context does it mean that half of this village is populated by bad guys? And why is there a priest with them? |
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04 Aug 06 - 09:41 PM (#1801924) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: bobad I just answered my own question at wikipedia: "The etymology of the word could be from Old French villein, in turn from Late Latin villanus, meaning serf or peasant, someone who is bound to the soil of a villa, which is to say, worked on the equivalent of a plantation in late Antiquity, in Italy or Gaul. Poverty was equated with moral turpitude; villains had to work their way up the social ladder. Thus usually the word villain suggests that the villain's schemes stem from their own moral indifference or perversity of character." |
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04 Aug 06 - 09:49 PM (#1801926) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: bobad Here's a link to it : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/ |
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05 Aug 06 - 03:47 AM (#1801990) Subject: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Goose Gander Domesday book goes online |
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05 Aug 06 - 03:52 AM (#1801993) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Richard Bridge The actual link at www.domesdaybook.co.uk still seems to be down. |
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05 Aug 06 - 04:02 AM (#1801995) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Goose Gander Try the link at the bottom of the article. |
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05 Aug 06 - 04:33 AM (#1802002) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Joybell Thank you Michael. What a great resource. Cheers, Joy |
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05 Aug 06 - 05:24 AM (#1802012) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Richard Bridge Error: failed to search Domesday book. Please contact System Administrator. |
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05 Aug 06 - 08:36 AM (#1802054) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Flash Company I find it interesting that some UK residents asked what they knew about The Domesday Book thought that it was written by Dan Brown! Some others thought it was a book in The Bible!! FC |
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05 Aug 06 - 03:48 PM (#1802275) Subject: RE: Folklore: Domesday book goes online From: Goose Gander The link at the bottom of the page does seem to work, at least when I looked at it. |
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05 Aug 06 - 05:01 PM (#1802324) Subject: RE: BS: Domesday Book Online From: Maryrrf What a wonderful resource. Thanks for letting us know! |