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Maria de Padilla

Jul 16, 2023

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This link leads to an interesting article on Maria de Padilla. (The novel referred to is only available in the United States, it appears.) Maria de Padilla was, of course, the ancestress of the House of York, mother of Isabel of Castile who married Edmund of Langley. She was said to be the most beautiful…
Medieval Jewish Settlements in Oxford

Jul 18, 2022

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blood libel, Clifford’s Tower, crusaders, edict of expulsion, Edward I, excavations, Jew’s House Oxford, Jewish community, moneylenders, Oxford, Oxford colleges, Passover, pogroms, Roman walls, Siege of Oxford, St. Aldates, The Anarchy, William I, York

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: The Crypt at Oxford Castle – built on Anglo-Saxon foundations The first Jewish settlers arrived in Oxford not long after the Norman Conquest, around 1075AD residing in the commercial heart of the city at St Aldates which became known as Great Jewry Street, close to the original C8th oxen…