In
the early Medieval period Lincoln was home
to a large Jewish community. They played a
substantive role in the prosperity of the city
during that period, under increasingly prohibitive
regulation, until the time of their expulsion
in 1290.
In
this book Maureen Birch examines the influence
of that community, how they worked and worshipped,
the houses that they inhabited and some of
the legands and traditions associated with
them and those times. The development and history
of those buildings that were vacated by the
Jewish community upon expulsion, which are
the most visable legacy left to us of them,
is also charted. A wealth of maps, illustrations
and photographs are included to support this
engaging study of Lincoln's Medieval Jewry
and Up-hill Norman Houses.
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