Jews (Medieval)

Question 1

Why did the Jews come to England

Answer 1

Government action. The Normans(William the conqueror) needed to borrow funds to finance building castles and cathedrals

Question 2

Why were Jews so useful as money lenders than Christians

Answer 2

Until 1265, the Pope banned Christians lending money for interest ( ‘usury) However Jews , as non –Christians were able to be money lenders.

Question 3

William invited the Jews to ….. then England where they help build what ?

Answer 3

Rouen

Castles, cathedrals and help trade

Question 4

Jews were the …… of the king and how many settled by the 1100’s

Answer 4

5,000

Question 5

when were the Jews expelled

Answer 5

1290

Question 6

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

Answer 6

bath

Question 7

Gradually prejudice and anti-Semitism grew, with outbreaks of violence like in ….. when over ……were killed at Clifford’s Tower ,…

Answer 7

150

1190

york

Question 8

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

Answer 8

1290(by ED I) 1253 rule

100-500

Question 9

Gradually prejudice and anti-Semitism grew- so experiences
were increasingly negative – why?

Answer 9

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.

3. 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

Question 10

Henry the third made the Jews wear what

Answer 10

Henry III’s ‘Statute of Jewry- strictly enforced Jews
having to wear a yellow patch- making victimisation and
stigmatisation greater.- clearly negative

Question 11

Jewish migrants through loans and taxes
helped

Answer 11

trade & towns grow.

Question 12

Jew also funded castles like ….. and holy wars like …. and unis like

Answer 12

Dover castle

third crusade

Oxford