migration 1000-1500 Flashcards
when was the Norman conquest
1066
when was the first records of Jews in England
1070
when was the 1st Christian crusades
1095
when was the Blood Libel
1144
when was the massacre at London of Jews
1189
when was the massacre at York of Jews
1190
when did King John seize Jewish property
1210
when were Jews made to wear yellow cloth
1218
when did rich banking families from Italy arrive
1220
when were Italian bankers allowed to charge interest and why did this affect the jews
1265 - because then there was no need for jews to be moneylenders
when was Edward I :statue of Jewry
1275
when did Henry III order expulsion of all non-weavers
1270
when was the expulsion of the Jews
1290
when was the Hanseatic league given tax
1303
when did the flemish weavers start to arrive to England
1330
when was the great rebellion
1381
how many died in the great rebellion
140
when did foreigners have to pay the alien register tax
1440
why did the Normans come to England
to take control of England
what was the normans impact
gave us
feudal system
surnames
castles
murmdrum
what is the murmdrum law
A whole village would beheld responsible if a Norman was found dead in their village even after they caught the killer
what were the normans experiences
took military, political one economic control of the country
why did the jews come to England
were invited by the King - organise and lend money
what were the jews impact
skills and investment allowed castles to be built
what were the jews experiences
became wealthy money lenders
some were poor
protected but soon were prosecuted and discriminated
how did England’s relationship with the wider world affect Jewish immigration
European jews migrated to England as a result of the norma conquest
why/which did immigrants come to England
most were artisans and craftspeople who came in search of employment
- some were refugees
some were wealthy merchants
what were England immigrants experiences
immigrants dispersed throughout the country - resentment from craft guilds who felt immigrants were a threat to employment - violence to resolve it - measures such as tax on all foreign born residents aka ‘aliens’
what were England immigrants impact
transition from economy producing raw materials to a manufacturing economy
how did England’s relationship with the wider world affect immigration
factors driving immigration
-war
-trade
Irish came because of conflict caused by English colonisation
flemish and dutch weavers were invited by kings who wanted to change Englands trading relationship with the rest of Europe
what did King Henry I give the Jews and what did it give towards the jews
gave charter of liberties
- offered Jews protection in return for their continued services to the crown
an example who came to England as immigrants forced to be slaves
Icelandic children kidnapped by force and became slaves
what were the rich Italian bankers called
Lombard bankers
negatives of being immigrants
- times of crisis immigrants were attacked
- groups were badly treated
- saw immigrants as a threat to their livelihood
positives of being immigrants
- little to no evidence of attacks on those who were NOT rich
- immigrants settled into the population
- great effect in improving the lives of the people in England
who were taxed as immigrants
all other foreign born + scots
who were no taxed as immigrants
English +welsh
who were taxed first but let off later on as immigrants
Irish + gascons
