Jews (Medieval) Flashcards
Why did the Jews come to England
Government action. The Normans(William the conqueror) needed to borrow funds to finance building castles and cathedrals
Why were Jews so useful as money lenders than Christians
Until 1265, the Pope banned Christians lending money for interest ( ‘usury) However Jews , as non –Christians were able to be money lenders.
William invited the Jews to ….. then England where they help build what ?
Rouen
Castles, cathedrals and help trade
Jews were the …… of the king and how many settled by the 1100’s
5,000
when were the Jews expelled
1290
Jewish migrants spread out to many towns , with over 5,000 here by the 1100s. They had their own butchers, synagogues, meeting halls and own …houses
bath
Gradually prejudice and anti-Semitism grew, with outbreaks of violence like in ….. when over ……were killed at Clifford’s Tower ,…
150
1190
york
In … there was strict enforcement of a rule that Jews had to wear a yellow patch
and in ……….all jews were expelled after years of high taxes, blood libels(false stories) led to killed din …. London and attacks
1290(by ED I) 1253 rule
100-500
Gradually prejudice and anti-Semitism grew- so experiences
were increasingly negative – why?
To gather funds to pay high taxes ( tallages) to the King they
charged high interest rates.
Over time more & more people had borrowed money and
resented the high costs of loans
2.The Crusades- ‘Holy wars’ to control Jerusalem and surrounding
areas led to the Pope issuing anti Muslim and Jewish orders
The Church taught Muslims were ‘unbelievers’ and should be
persecuted as they did not follow Christ.
Jews were also ‘unbelievers’ and so all this encouraged persecution.
- The Church changed rules allow Christian money lenders –
increasingly Lombardy bankers meant Jewish money lenders were
not needed.
The King had less need to offer protection
Henry the third made the Jews wear what
Henry III’s ‘Statute of Jewry- strictly enforced Jews
having to wear a yellow patch- making victimisation and
stigmatisation greater.- clearly negative
Jewish migrants through loans and taxes
helped
trade & towns grow.
Jew also funded castles like ….. and holy wars like …. and unis like
Dover castle
third crusade
Oxford