In 1086 King William I of England published the Domesday Book, hand written on vellum and now on display at The National Archives in London.

In 1986 the BBC published its Domesday Project on a pair of twelve inch laser discs with a laserdisc player and microcomputer.

In 2003 LongLife Data, supported by The National Archives, BBC and ATSF, created a Windows version of the 1986 Domesday Community data which is available to use at The National Archives.

In 2004 LongLife Data created this web version.