3,000 Jews Expelled [England] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “In 1290, all of England’s approximately 3,000 Jews were expelled from the country and banned from ever returning. (Jews were only allowed to live in England once more in 1656.)” Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, “The Most Famous Jewish Woman in Medieval England,” aish.com
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ca. 1287
King Edward I [England] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “When King Henry III died in 1272, King Edward I ascended the throne and faced increasing pressure from indebted aristocrats to end Jewish money-lending. In 1287, he ordered England’s Jews to pay an enormous tax of 20,000 marks to the crown. In Winchester, the entire Jewish […]
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Blood libel [England] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Life was incredibly hard for England’s Jews at the time. The first instance of a blood libel – where Jews were accused of killing a Christian child in order to use his blood in Jewish rituals – occurred in 1144 in the English town of Norwich. […]
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King Henry III [England] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “In 1239, King Henry III ordered all of England’s Jews to turn over a third of their belongings and assets to the crown; Jews who couldn’t pay were imprisoned in the Tower of London while their property was seized.” Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, “The Most Famous […]
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Blood libel [England] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Life was incredibly hard for England’s Jews at the time. The first instance of a blood libel – where Jews were accused of killing a Christian child in order to use his blood in Jewish rituals – occurred in 1144 in the English town of Norwich. […]
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