Antisemitism in Medieval Europe

<p>Christians had a problematic relationship with Jewish populations as the Medieval period progressed. Jews were frequently persecuted, targeted and pushed out by societies across Europe.&nbsp;In England, Edward I first issued the edict of expulsion in 1290. It remained illegal to be Jewish in England for 350 years.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Matt Lewis talks to Professor Ivan Marcus, author of&nbsp;<em>How the West Became Antisemitic</em>, which shows how Christian and Jewish competition in medieval Europe laid the foundation for modern antisemitism.</p><br><p><em>Gone Medieval </em>is presented by Matt Lewis and edited by Ella Blaxill. The producers are Joseph Knight and Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up </strong><a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong> for 50%&nbsp;off your first 3 months using code ‘MEDIEVAL’: </strong><a href="https://historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://historyhit.com/subscription</strong></a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>