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The Jews first came to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror. The Norman kings and Henry II valued their financial contribution to the crown and ‘All Jews [were] under the King’s protection…’.
But after Henry’s death in 1189, with the advent of crusading fever, they were persecuted. The community of York was massacred in 1190 and a century later all 5,000 were expelled from the kingdom, forced to flee without their property.
Join historian Dominic Selwood and experts, Professor Nicholas Vincent and Professor Anna Sapir Abulafia for a fascinating insight into the lives of Jews during the medieval period.
In association with Jewish Book Week