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A detailed study of Jewish settlement and of seven different Jewish communities in England 1262 90."
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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.
Review Quotes
1. "Not only historians but also the average reader will enjoy this fresh look at one of the most critical periods in English medieval history." Speculum-a Jrnl of Medieval Studies
2. 'This is a necessary book ... the last, well-considered word on Edward's final solution of a so-called Jewish problem.' Reviews in History
3. '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
4. '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
5. ..."the reasons behind one of the first European expulsions of the Jews are considered in depth." SHOFAR
6. ..."Mundill's new study of the background of the expulsion of the jews from England in 1290 is set to become, and remain, the standard work on the subject." W.M. Ormrod, Albion
7. "In this new volume, Robin Mundill, a British novelist, provides a fresh look at medieval Anglo-Jewry and roots the expulsion in the political, constitutional, and religious context of 13th century Britain." Jewish Book World
8. "Mundill's book most decidedly ought to find its way onto the shelves of university libraries, for it will provide students with a vigorous, well-informed, and comprehensive review of the historiography of the Anglo-Jewish communities of later medieval England." American Historical Review
9. .,."the reasons behind one of the first European expulsions of the Jews are considered in depth." SHOFAR
10. .,."Mundill's new study of the background of the expulsion of the jews from England in 1290 is set to become, and remain, the standard work on the subject." W.M. Ormrod, Albion
11. ."..Mundill's new study of the background of the expulsion of the jews from England in 1290 is set to become, and remain, the standard work on the subject." W.M. Ormrod, Albion
12. ."..the reasons behind one of the first European expulsions of the Jews are considered in depth." SHOFAR
13. ..".Mundill's new study of the background of the expulsion of the jews from England in 1290 is set to become, and remain, the standard work on the subject." W.M. Ormrod, Albion
14. ..".the reasons behind one of the first European expulsions of the Jews are considered in depth." SHOFAR
