Gone but not Forgotten: 'Jewish' Properties in Post-Expulsion England

Irwin, Dean

Abstract

This is an invited talk which will see me return (virtually) to the Leicestershire branch of the Historical Association.

Following the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290, their properties defaulted to the Crown. Although they were subsequently granted away to new (Christian) owners shortly thereafter, the properties continued to be identified with their former Jewish owners in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This paper traces such references in the chancery rolls, charters, and rentals of the following centuries and endeavours to interpret them. Ultimately, it argues that through these, a tangible link was maintained to the medieval Jewish past, and there was no collective forgetting of the Jews, in the centuries for the Expulsion.

Citation

Irwin, D. (2024, March). Gone but not Forgotten: 'Jewish' Properties in Post-Expulsion England. Presented at Historical Association (Leicestershire Branch), Online

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: Historical Association (Leicestershire Branch)
• Conference Location: Online
• Start Date: Mar 12, 2024
• End Date: Mar 12, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 8, 2024