Durham and its hinterland were systematically burned as William extinguished resistance in the palatinate county, leaving the area depopulated for years as recorded by Domesday survey entries showing wasted manors.
William I: c. 2,000–3,000 cavalry & foot. Durham populace: unarmed civilians.
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