Edict of Expulsion

To connect those threads, we have to look at the history of the Jewish population in England specifically.

In the year 1290, King Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, which forcibly expelled the entire Jewish population from England.

For nearly four hundred years, practicing Jews were officially banned from the country.

Four hundred years of complete banishment?

Expelling the Jews allowed him to cancel certain debts owed to Jewish lenders, satisfy influential church leaders who favored greater religious separation, and gain political support among segments of the population.

On July eighteenth, twelve ninety, Edward issued the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave England by All Saints' Day, November first.

Contemporary estimates suggest roughly two to three thousand Jews departed.

They were generally allowed to take personal possessions, but not real property, leaving many forced to sell homes and businesses quickly for far below their actual value.