The Edict of Expulsion was a royal decree issued by Edward I of England on July 18, 1290 expelling all Jews from the Kingdom of England. King Edward told the sheriffs of all counties he wanted all Jews expelled by no later than All Saints’ Day (November 1) that year. The expulsion edict remained in force for the rest of the Middle Ages.
The edict was not an isolated incident, but the culmination of over 200 years of increasing antisemitism in England. The edict was eventually overturned more than 350 years later, during the Protectorate when Oliver Cromwell permitted the resettlement of the Jews in England in 1657.
Background
The first Jewish communities of significant size came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066, when William issued an invitation to the Jews of Rouen to move to England, probably because he wanted feudal dues to be paid to the…
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