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Domesday Book put on disc for first time in Yorkshire project
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WHEN it was compiled on the orders of William the Conqueror in
1086, the Domesday Book provided a record of who owned every pig,
goat and sheep in England.
But for almost a thousand years its vast contents have been
inaccessible to the general public and difficult to understand.
Now a Yorkshire university professor is hoping to open up the
unique historic record by creating the first electronic version of
the book on CD ROM.
Prof John Palmer of Hull University and his s...
