Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500 (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards

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Jewish communities and their expulsion from England in 1290
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Year Jews began populating England from France

1066

Where Jews came from to England in 1066

Rouen, France

Why Norman kings protected Jews

Jews could lend money (forbidden for Christians)

Legal status of Jews in England

Property of the king

Name for Jewish communities

Jewries

Name of Jewish council

Kehila

Type of tax Jews were forced to pay

Tallages

% of population Jews were vs % of treasury income

0.25% of population but 8% of treasury income

Definition of pogrom

Riot orchestrated against a particular group of people

Date of pogrom after King Richard I's coronation

3 September 1189

Henry III's reign years

1216-72

What was Domus Conversorum

Homes set up by Henry III to convert Jews to Christianity

Year Statute of Jewry passed

1275

What Jews had to wear under Statute of Jewry 1275

Large yellow badges on outer clothes

Year & number of Jews expelled from England

1290, 3,000 Jews

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