An "Absent Presence" is a look at the
origin, growth and decline of the Jewish population of
England between the Conquest in 1066 and their eventual
expulsion under Edward I in 1290. Previously untranslated
documents, which get beyond the mere economic history so
common in other works, highlight the real relationship
between the Crown and the Jews of England. Such a study, in
such unique terms, is necessary because Insular Jews of the
period neither fit into any of the usual Continental
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