Event From 1290 To 1657

Jewish expulsion and resettlement

Categories: Politics & Administration, Religion

In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England. In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell and a legal test case, it again became acceptable for Jews to live in England.

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Jewish expulsion and resettlement

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First synagogue after resettlement

Sure looks like a City of London plaque but the text around the edge is diffe...

Great Synagogue, Dukes Place

Corporation of London The Great Synagogue, Dukes Place, constituent of the Un...

Great Synagogue - Old Jewry

The Great Synagogue stood near this site until 1272. Corporation of London

Spanish and Portuguese Jews - 1

This building, erected in 1912, formerly housed the Beth Holim, or hospital, ...

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John Mills

Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

William Gibbs

Co-churchwarden of the Surrey Chapel parish in 1820.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

William Proctor

Co-Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in 1724.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

Spencer Perceval

Prime Minister - and the only one, so far, to have been assassinated. Born Audley Square (now a car park). Appointed by George III as PM in 1809. Shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, at about...

Person, Politics & Administration, Tragedy

3 memorials

Francis T. Talbot

Churchwarden of St Marys Rotherhithe in 1886.

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials