Domesday book launch

Saturday, 1st August 2026

Domesday: 1,000 miles on foot through the England of the Norman Conquestby our member Max Adams, will be published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 3 Sept, price £22.50 for the hardback (e-book and audiobook also available). Max is doing a series of book launches in the region in September, (see External Events).

In this book, Max Adams retreads the path taken in 1085 by King William I's agents, taking us on foot through the very sites covered by one of the most important documents of English history. In this fascinating new history, he explores this unique portrait of a land and its people, bringing the past into intimate contact with the present.