jews in england
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- Created on: 15-09-19 11:28
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jews were invited to come to england by kings:
1070 jews first came to england
william 1 treated jews well and they prospered
jews were under kings direct protection and authority
kings taxed jews to raise money:
jews acted as money lenders because christians werent allowed to charge interest when lending money to others
jews could offer loans and demand interest from people who werent jewish
king and nobles could borrow money to fund wars
jews became rich by trading/lending money to kings
12th century-kings realised jews could be a source of income and taxed jews
richard 1…
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