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The Domesday Book was a survey of land ownership completed in 1086 on the orders of William the Conqueror to assess taxes from the people of England. It contained detailed records of land ownership and resources for over 13,000 settlements. As the first public record of its kind, anything written in the Domesday Book was undisputed law, allowing William to consolidate his control over post-invasion England.
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1) Parliamentary growth in Great Britain influenced the development of a strong navy and independent thinking as the island was separated from continental Europe.
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Britishhistory1
- Pre-feudal Britain was inhabited by various groups including cavemen, Iberians, Gaels, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons. The Romans occupied Britain from 55 BC to 410 AD.
- Feudalism developed in Britain after the Norman conquest in 1066. William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and became the first Norman king of England. Feudalism established a strict social hierarchy with the monarch at the top.
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