# Domesday Book is completed (1086)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1086-domesday-book-is-completed
Categories: main-event

The main Domesday survey was written up and presented to the king. Within the broader Norman & Angevin Britain period, Norman conquest, cross-Channel lordship and royal reform created a new aristocracy and a more centralized monarchy. This event is placed at 1086 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Its detail reveals how thoroughly land had passed into Norman hands after 1066.

## Why it matters
Its detail reveals how thoroughly land had passed into Norman hands after 1066.

Ruler at the time: [William I](https://english-history.com/rulers/william-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Domesday Book is completed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Domesday+Book+is+completed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Domesday Book is completed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Domesday+Book+is+completed)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281000%E2%80%931499%29)
- [The National Archives — medieval education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)