02555cam a22003853u 4500 43255 UtSlPG 20260610134006.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DA Maitland, Frederic William, 1850-1906 Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early History of England Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2013-07-19 Domesday book -- England before the Conquest -- The hide. E-text prepared by KD Weeks, Irma Spehar, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early History of England" by Frederic William Maitland is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores key themes and documents related to early English law and society, particularly focusing on the significance and implications of the Domesday Book—a comprehensive survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085. The opening of the book presents a detailed introduction to the Domesday Book, describing its creation and its purpose as a tax record rather than a comprehensive legal document. Maitland discusses the methods used by royal commissioners to gather data regarding landholdings and the various classes of people that inhabited England during this period. He highlights the complexities of understanding the legal relationships and historical context of the land and its occupants, setting the stage for a deeper examination of feudalism and its societal ramifications in England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Manuscripts, Medieval -- England Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154 England -- Economic conditions -- 1066-1485 Domesday book Land tenure -- England -- History Feudalism -- England -- History https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43255 84094 84094