Licoricia of Winchester
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title:
Licoricia of Winchester
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Licoricia of Winchester was an English Jewish businesswoman, who like all English Jews of the period had to navigate the perilous waters of only being able to stay if they were financially useful to the Crown. She has been described by historian Robert Stacey as "the most important Jewish woman in medieval England". She lent money at scale as did a small minority of English Jews, who were prevented from working in many fields due to religious discrimination. They could not join trade guilds for
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Jewish-English moneylender
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licoricia_of_Winchester
date created:
2018-02-25T17:42:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:26:23Z
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