[gondramB]

>>Today, a rather old book from the late 11th century England (1086 to be precise)<<

You can see how the English might have been in a Doomsday kind of mood in 1086 since its only 20 years after the invasion of William the Bastard - the last time England would ever be conquered by a foreign power.

[ndt]

"You can see how the English might have been in a Doomsday kind of mood in 1086 since its only 20 years after the invasion of William the Bastard"

It was actually put together for that most popular of government activities. Tax collection.

[WoofDog123]

well discounting the various french-intrigues, which had a lot more to do with the french court and various dukedoms. The defeat of Richard III was one example, I don't recall if Edward II's wife left to france before returning to try to put her son on the throne..