Editorial Reviews
Review
' This is a necessary book ... the last, well-considered word on Edward's final solution of a so-called Jewish problem.' Reviews in History
'Its importance for the Jews in medieval England is obvious; it is also very significant for economic and political historians of the later thirteenth century.' Journal of Jewish Studies
'This is an important book that will be widely consulted by scholars of British history and historians of medieval Jews ... Dr Mundill is to be congratulated on producing a major study in an important field.' The Heythrop Journal
Book Description
This book examines the Jewish community in England from 1262 to 1290, during the reign of Edward I. Commencing with a survey of the historiography and heritage of medieval Anglo-Jewry, the book analyzes the Jews' financial value to the Crown and indicates that after 1275 some may have diversified into commodity broking. A further chapter examines the varying fortunes of seven provincial communities, which is followed by the most comprehensive study of debtors to Jews to date, showing the wider impact of Jewish lending. Finally, the reasons behind one of the first European expulsions of the Jews are considered in depth.
England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series),Robin R. Mundill,Rosamond McKitterick,Christine Carpenter,Jonathan Shepard,Cambridge University Press,0521520266,Europe - Great Britain - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Western Europe - General,British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500,England,History / Great Britain,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,c 1000 CE to c 1500
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