Robin R. Mundill

The King's Jews

Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England

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In July 1290, Edward I issued writs to the Sheriffs of the English counties ordering them to enforce a decree to expel all Jews from England before All Saints' Day of that year. England became the first country to expel a Jewish minority from its borders. They were allowed to take their portable property but their houses were confiscated by the king. In a highly readable account, Robin Mundill considers the Jews of medieval England as victims of violence (notably the massacre of Shabbat haGadol when York's Jewish community perished at Clifford's Tower) and as a people apart, isolated amidst a hostile environment. The origins of the business w… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4411-7362-1
EAN: 9781441173621
Produktnummer: 17205769
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'606 KB
Abbildungen: 5 illus

Über den Autor

Dr Robin R Mundill is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History at the University of St Andrews and Head of History at Glenalmond College, Perth. He is a member of the Jewish Historical Society of England. An expert on the Jews of medieval England, he has written books and articles on the subject, and contributed to radio and television documentaries for the BBC and German broadcasters.