Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300

Irwin, Dean

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05/12/24 - Blackburn National College Podcast (2024)
Dataset
Poliah, K., & Munslow Ong, J. (2024). 05/12/24 - Blackburn National College Podcast. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.27991640.v1

National College Podcast 'Studying English'

Visit by Keren Poliah accompanied by Jimmy Ewing's student Sophie Hollis

Students - 6

Teacher - 1

Data collected: postcards and questionnaires

The Galle Family Charters (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, July). The Galle Family Charters. Paper presented at Leeds International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds

Part of a series of panels, organised by myself and Jess Holt (Univ. of Lincoln), on record production in Lincoln (town, county, and diocese) this paper begins to explore the Galle family charters, and presents some preliminary findings.

Learning to Play Well with Others? Jews and Christians as Neighbours in Medieval English Towns (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, May). Learning to Play Well with Others? Jews and Christians as Neighbours in Medieval English Towns. Presented at Historical Association Annual Conference, Liverpool

There was a Jewish presence in medieval England from shortly after the Norman Conquest (1066) until the general expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290. For much of this period, Jews and Christians lived together in towns across England. This talk... Read More about Learning to Play Well with Others? Jews and Christians as Neighbours in Medieval English Towns.

Neighbours: Jews, Christians, and medieval Colchester (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, February). Neighbours: Jews, Christians, and medieval Colchester. Presented at Jewish Historical Society of England (Essex Branch), Chigwell United Synagogue

An invited lecture, this paper will explore Jews and Christians as neighbours in medieval England, through the lens of the Colchester Jewry.

Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300 (2025)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2025, February). Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300

An invited lecture, this paper is part of a series on the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta (1225).

This lecture explores the implications of Magna Carta for the Anglo-Jewish community. The 1215 Charter of Liberties has long been discussed by histo... Read More about Magna Carta and the Jews, 1215-1300.