Licoricia of Winchester
Marriage, Motherhood and Murder in the Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community
On a spring day in 1277, the prominent Jewish businesswoman Licoricia of Winchester was found by her daughter murdered, stabbed to death in her own house. Alongside Licoricia's body was that of her Christian maid, Alice. Why was Licoricia killed? And why was her death reported as far away as Germany? In this ground-breaking new book, Suzanne Bartlet draws on extensive research in the fiscal archives of medieval England, most notably those of the Jewish Exchequer, to examine the family history behind the famous murder. This is the story of Licoricia's route to wealth through advantageous marriages (her second amidst a divorce scandal which was…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Skinner, Patricia (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-85303-822-1
- EAN: 9780853038221
- Produktnummer: 23191852
- Verlag: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Masse: H24.3 cm x B16.5 cm x D1.9 cm 432 g
- Abbildungen: Illustrations
- Gewicht: 432
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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