The Jew's House

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Stock #:415124
Type: Postcard
City: Lincoln
Country: England
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
This relic of early Norman architecture is situated in the Strait. It was inhabited by Beloset of Wollingford, a rich Jewess who was hanged in 1290 on a charge of debasing the King's coin and her house confiscated. A stone house in early times was a sign of opulence, and the Jews from their wealth and also for security were often possessors of houses similar to the one depicted

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