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How did they get numbers for percentage just after the norman conquest? Im imagining aerial maps for current measurements
by jjtheblunt 3y ago
How did they get numbers for percentage just after the norman conquest? Im imagining aerial maps for current measurements
- marcus_holmes 3y agoThey went around to every single village and town and asked them. The Doomsday book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book) is fascinating because of its thoroughness and completeness at such an early time.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoThanks! Definitely fascinating