All Outputs (22)

Jews in the Age of John, c. 1210-1222 (2024)
Journal Article
Irwin, D. (in press). Jews in the Age of John, c. 1210-1222. #Journal not on list, 183(3-4),

This paper situates the Jews into the broader context of King John's reign. Instead of treating them as a separate group, it argues that, broadly speaking, the experience of the Jews not dissimilar to that of many other groups. This builds upon work... Read More about Jews in the Age of John, c. 1210-1222.

Jews and Christians as Neighbours in the Towns of Medieval England (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, November). Jews and Christians as Neighbours in the Towns of Medieval England

An invited lecture for the David Patterson Lecture series, this lecture explores Jews and Christians as neighbours in the towns of medieval England. It considers how Jews and Christians lived together during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Graduate Seminar in Anglo-Jewish History in the Middle Ages (i) (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, November). Graduate Seminar in Anglo-Jewish History in the Middle Ages (i). Presented at Graduate Seminar in Anglo-Jewish History in the Middle Ages (i), University of Oxford, Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies

Convened by myself and Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, this seminar will run once a term at the University of Oxford's Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. We will explore the documents relating to medieval Anglo-Jewry. Our first session takes L... Read More about Graduate Seminar in Anglo-Jewish History in the Middle Ages (i).

An annus horribilis for Anglo-Jewry (2024)
Journal Article
Irwin, D. (in press). An annus horribilis for Anglo-Jewry. History today, 75(2),

As part of the 750th anniversary of the expulsions of Jews from Eleanor of Provence's dower towns (Jan. 1275) and the Statute of the Jewry (Oct. 1275), this piece explores the experience of Anglo-Jewry in the 12-15 months following Edward I's return... Read More about An annus horribilis for Anglo-Jewry.

(Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians in the Towns of Medieval England (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, November). (Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians in the Towns of Medieval England

An invited lecture, this talk sees me return to the Bolton branch of the Historical Association.

This talk outlines my current book project exploring Jews and Christians as Neighbours in medieval England. It does so from the key historiographica... Read More about (Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians in the Towns of Medieval England.

Recent News About the Medieval Jewish Cemetery in London (2024)
Digital Artefact
Irwin, D. (2024). Recent News About the Medieval Jewish Cemetery in London. [Blog]

This piece provides a brief introduction to, and overview of, the cemetery of the London Jewry in the light of recent press reports on the 'discovery' of the site.

The Jews of Bridgnorth (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, September). The Jews of Bridgnorth

To mark the 750th anniversary of the expulsion of the Jews from Bridgnorth (2 October 1274), I gave a talk at St. Leonard's Church in Birdgnorth as part of the commemoration. Having been established in 1267, the Jewish presence in the town was relati... Read More about The Jews of Bridgnorth.

The Benas Family, Liverpool Jewry, and the Jewish Historical Society of England (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, September). The Benas Family, Liverpool Jewry, and the Jewish Historical Society of England

As part of the Heritage Season to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Princes Road Synagogue (Liverpool), I will be speaking on the role of the Benas family in the Liverpool Jewry during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, I wil... Read More about The Benas Family, Liverpool Jewry, and the Jewish Historical Society of England.

Review of John Tolan, 'England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century' (Philadelphia, 2023). (2024)
Journal Article
Irwin, D. (2024). Review of John Tolan, 'England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century' (Philadelphia, 2023). Business History Review, 98(1), 343-345

Review of John Tolan's 'England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century' (Philadelphia, 2023)'.

The Lincoln Jewry, II: Memory, Myth, and Archaeology (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, July). The Lincoln Jewry, II: Memory, Myth, and Archaeology. Presented at Leeds International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds

This is the second of two sessions that I have organised for the Leeds International Medieval Congress. The proceedings will be published in due course.

There was a Jewish community at Lincoln by the 1150s. It was one of the leading communities of... Read More about The Lincoln Jewry, II: Memory, Myth, and Archaeology.

A Tale of Two (Lincolnshire) Jewries: Lincoln and Stamford in the Jewish Receipt Rolls (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, July). A Tale of Two (Lincolnshire) Jewries: Lincoln and Stamford in the Jewish Receipt Rolls. Paper presented at International Medieval Congress (IMC), Leeds University

This paper is presented as part of a series of panels that I organised on the medieval Lincoln Jewry. It examines the receipt roll evidence (TNA E 401) for Anglo-Jewry generally, before focusing on the evidence for Lincoln and Lincolnshire. It also a... Read More about A Tale of Two (Lincolnshire) Jewries: Lincoln and Stamford in the Jewish Receipt Rolls.

The Lincoln Jewry I: Financial and Legal Sources (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, July). The Lincoln Jewry I: Financial and Legal Sources. Presented at Leeds International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds

This is the first of two sessions that I have organised for the Leeds International Medieval Congress. The proceedings will be published in due course.

There was a Jewish community at Lincoln by the 1150s. It was one of the leading communities of... Read More about The Lincoln Jewry I: Financial and Legal Sources.

Lincoln Jews Biography #1: Ursell Levy by Dr Dean Irwin (2024)
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Irwin, D. (2024). Lincoln Jews Biography #1: Ursell Levy by Dr Dean Irwin

This post explores the career of Ursell Levy, a Lincoln Jew who held property in the town at the time of the Expulsion.

(Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians living together in medieval Kent (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, April). (Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians living together in medieval Kent. Presented at Medieval Canterbury Weekend

This is an invited paper which will see me return to the Medieval Canterbury Weekend, where I will talk about my book project.

There as a Jewish presence in medieval Kent from at least the 1180s until the general expulsion of the Jews from England... Read More about (Everybody needs good) Neighbours: Jews and Christians living together in medieval Kent.

The Queen's Man: Eleanor of Castile and Cok Hagin (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, April). The Queen's Man: Eleanor of Castile and Cok Hagin. Paper presented at Loyalty in the Medieval World, University of Lincoln

Eleanor of Castile’s use Jewish debts to expand and consolidate her landholdings is well known. An under explored element of her activities relates to how Eleanor worked with individual Jews. Many of these relationships were formal, routine even. In... Read More about The Queen's Man: Eleanor of Castile and Cok Hagin.

In the Shadow of Lincoln? The Jews of Stamford, c.1190-1290 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, April). In the Shadow of Lincoln? The Jews of Stamford, c.1190-1290. Paper presented at Abseits großer Gemeinden: Kleine jüdische Siedlungen im Mittelalter, University of Klagenfurt

This was an invited paper to participate in a conference on Small Jewish communities, with the paper being delivered virtually.

The county of Lincolnshire was home to two medieval Jewish communities. One, that of Lincoln, is incredibly well docume... Read More about In the Shadow of Lincoln? The Jews of Stamford, c.1190-1290.

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

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 subseque... Read More about Gone but not Forgotten: 'Jewish' Properties in Post-Expulsion England.

England Remembers, Jews Forget: Memory of Jews and England, 1290-1541 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, March). England Remembers, Jews Forget: Memory of Jews and England, 1290-1541. Paper presented at Enterprise, Engagement, Integration: Jews of Seventeenth-Century Britain and the Empire, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies

This paper was an invited presentation to at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies' conference on Jews in Britain and the Empire during the seventeenth century.

Following the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290, their properties d... Read More about England Remembers, Jews Forget: Memory of Jews and England, 1290-1541.

The Records for Lincoln’s Jews in 1290 (2024)
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Irwin, D. (2024). The Records for Lincoln’s Jews in 1290

This piece provides an overview of the processes for the Expulsion, and the records that it generated at Lincoln.

Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, February). Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex?. Presented at Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar, University of Reading (online)

This paper was an invited presentation at the University of Reading's Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar.

This paper considers Henry III's relations with, and treatment of, the Jews of medieval England. It moves away from treating Henry... Read More about Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex?.