1210 ⟶ King John Imprisons Jews for Ransom
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🔥 York Massacre of Jews
500 Jews of York were massacred after a six-day siege by departing members of the Third Crusade, backed by several people indebted to Jewish money-lenders.⟶

PogromMassacreMiddle AgesCrusadesReligious ViolenceEnglandAnti-JudaismDebtYork

💰 Jews Readmitted to Paris & Forced Conversions in Yemen
Philip Augustus readmits Jews to Paris, only after another ransom was paid and a taxation scheme was set up to procure funds for himself. August: Saladin's nephew al-Malik, caliph of Yemen, summons all the Jews and forcibly converts them.⟶
TaxationForced ConversionMiddle AgesFranceYemenAnti-JudaismEconomic exploitationSlavery


⚔️ Massacre of Béziers Inhabitants, Including Jews
📜 Raymond VI Forced to Implement Social Restrictions Against Jews
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, humiliated and forced to swear that he would implement social restrictions against Jews.⟶

Social RestrictionsMiddle AgesFrancePersecutionAnti-JudaismReligious Conflict

⛓️ King John Imprisons Jews for Ransom
King John of England imprisoned much of the Jewish population until they paid up 66,000 marks.⟶

ImprisonmentRansomMiddle AgesEnglandEconomic ExploitationAnti-Judaism

💰 Edward I Demands Ransom from Jewish Communities
Edward I of England arrests heads of Jewish families and demands their communities pay ransom of 12,000 pounds.⟶

EnglandEdward IRansomFinancial Exploitation13th CenturyCommunity