Shylock
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Shylock is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Chris
Shylock portrayed by the actor Ernst von Possart, c. 1904
Henry Irving as Shylock in a late 19th century performance
1911 Italian-French film.
Shylock and Jessica by Maurycy Gottlieb
Edict of Expulsion
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The Edict of Expulsion is a royal decree expelling all Jews from the Kingdom of England that was issued by Edward I on 18 July 1290; it was the first time a European state is known to have permanently
Shylock
…there were no legally practising Jews who lived in England during Shakespeare's time. Jews were expelled from the country in 1290 by Edward I in the Edict of Expulsion; this was not reversed until the mid-17th century (the Cromwell Era). Shylock is not a Jewish name. However, some scholars believe it probably derives…
A contemporary illustration showing the expulsion of the Jews. Image shows the white double tabula that Jews in England were mandated to wear by law.
Extract of the Statute of the Jewry, c. 1275
Letter from King Edward I to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, dated 5 November 1290
167 and 169 King Street, The Music House, Norwich: one of two surviving Jewish houses dating from before the expulsion. Such properties were forfeit and sold or gifted by the Crown.