General Introduction to Domesday Book. in Two Volumes. Volume II

by Henry Ellis

Domesday Book, the famous land and population census held during the time of Edward the Confessor (d. 1066) and William the Conqueror, is Britain's oldest public record and the true starting point of English genealogy. Ellis' work is designed to throw light upon the holdings of lands as well as instances of the hereditary descent of land from those who had possession in Saxon times. By far the greatest achievement of the work is the three indexes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806348402
• ISBN13: 9780806348407
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"