Middle+Ages+Documents

1066. They also recorded how many slaves, serfs and freemen were on the manor as well as fisheries, mills, pastures, and forests that belonged to it.
 * [[image:Magna_Carta.gif width="409" height="269"]] || [[image:Doomsday_Book.jpg]] ||
 * The Magna Carta was a charter marked a the beginning of development of constitutional government and legal ideas in England. King John was forced to sign the charter by English barons in June 1215. The barons didn't like how King John was overusing his power. He demanded more military service, larger amounts of money and make court decisions according to his wishes. The Magna Cart was very important because it was one of the first governmental documents that identified individual rights. || This book is called the Doomsday Book. It was a survey of England under the order of William the Conquer. Officials were asked to record details such as names of manors and how much property was worth in

These books are very important because they show the structure of the feudal society and English monarchy's development of a governmental bureaucracy. It is a was a very important tool for historians studying 11th-century England. ||