1210King John Imprisons Jews for Ransom

King John of England imprisoned much of the Jewish populatio...
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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.
York Massacre of Jews (1190)
PogromMassacreMiddle AgesCrusadesReligious ViolenceEnglandAnti-JudaismDebtYork
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💰 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
FranceFranceYemenYemen

⚔️ Massacre of Béziers Inhabitants, Including Jews

Béziers is stormed and its inhabitants are massacred. Among those were 200 Jews. All Jewish children who survived, and did not flee, were forcibly baptized.
Massacre of Béziers Inhabitants, Including Jews (1209)
Albigensian CrusadeMassacreMiddle AgesFranceReligious ViolenceForced ConversionAnti-Judaism
FranceFrance

📜 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.
Raymond VI Forced to Implement Social Restrictions Against Jews (1209)
Social RestrictionsMiddle AgesFrancePersecutionAnti-JudaismReligious Conflict
FranceFrance

⛓️ King John Imprisons Jews for Ransom

King John of England imprisoned much of the Jewish population until they paid up 66,000 marks.
King John Imprisons Jews for Ransom (1210)
ImprisonmentRansomMiddle AgesEnglandEconomic ExploitationAnti-Judaism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💰 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.
Edward I Demands Ransom from Jewish Communities (1287)
EnglandEdward IRansomFinancial Exploitation13th CenturyCommunity