The Domesday Book is online!:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/
First news report is on Aljazeera, looks like...
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FFF3AC9A-5452-457A-B13A-0F5F5D9DB6AA.htm
Jack, kessler@welll.com
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UK National Archives announcement: [excerpt:]
"1085 to 2006: A Domesday Book for a digital age"
04 August 2006
"As of today, Domesday Book, the oldest public record held at The
National Archives, is brought into the 21st century through
Domesday Online, the organisation´s latest digitisation
project...
"The most exciting element of the project is that the public can
now search the Book by name of town, city or village. For a small
fee (£3.50) it is also possible to purchase a copy of the
original page featuring the place name and a translation of the
entry into modern English.
"The website, provided by The National Archives' DocumentsOnline
service, also contains useful information about the history of
this 920-year-old document. It was commissioned in 1085 by
William I who conquered England after the Battle of Hastings in
1066..."
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/123.htm?homelink=news