A Second Domesday The Hundred Rolls of 1279-80 [Hardcover]

This is the first comprehensive study of the 1279-80 hundred rolls, one of the most important sources for later thirteenth century England. Raban puts the rolls in their historical context, looks at the way in which the inquiry was conducted and questions whether or not it was conceived as a second Domesday. Based on the latest knowledge of the returns, this will be an indispensable working tool for historians.

Introduction
1. An Inquiring Culture
2. A Second Domesday?
3. Collecting the Information
4. Ordering the Information
5. Uses of the Rolls
6. The Surviving Rolls
Conclusion
Appendices
Surviving Texts from the 1279-80 Hundred Roll inquiry
Commission for the 1279-80 Hundred Roll Inquiry and the oath taken by the commissioners
The Articles of the 1279-80 Inquiry
The London Articles
Bibliography
Index