The Domesday Book. Thanks to the Domesday Book we know much about England in the eleventh century. It shows, for example, that by 1086, twenty years after the Battle of Hastings, there were hardly any rich landowners of English birth left in England.It was a land ruled by Frenchmen, especially William's favourite Normans.he Domesday Book. Thanks to the Domesday Book we know much about England in the eleventh century. It shows, for example, that by 1086, twenty years after the Battle of Hastings, there were hardly any rich landowners of English birth left in England.
The Neuse River was named by English explorer Arthur Barlowe in 1584 for the Neusiok (meaning ââpeaceââ) Indians; the Tuscarora Indians called it Gow-ta-no, or ââpine in water.ââ The riverâs entire 195-mile length is encompassed by North Carolina; the size of its watershed measures 6,235 square miles.
The River Rhine is called different names depending on the country it flows through. It is called Rhein in Germany; Rhine in France and Rijn in Netherlands. Pollution. Many years ago, the Rhine was considered as one of the most polluted rivers in Europe.In 1986 the river was severely polluted by a chemical factory fire (Chemical spill turns Rhine Red-BBC News 1986).s the Rhine enters Germany it becomes the border between Germany and France. Through the Rhine Gourge the landscape changes again as the river narrows to form a steep sided-valley filled with vineyards and castles overlooking the river.