Why Did WORLD Expel The Jews? What is Statue of Jewry in England?

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JEWS WERE EXPELLED FROM ENGLAND IN 1290

Following almost two centuries of Christians and Jews living alongside each other, King Edward I expelled England’s entire Jewish population in the autumn of 1290.

Jews had once been prominent in national finance and local trade at key regional centres like York, Lincoln and London, yet by the end of the thirteenth century, Jewish individuals were no longer able to reside ‘freely and honourably’ in England nor enjoy the same ‘liberties and customs’ as their predecessors.

They were expelled from the realm as perfidious (faithless) men.
https://t.me/EnglishConstituition/289

STATUE OF JEWRY 1275
In 1275, King Edward I introduced a Statute of the Jewry with further rules and regulations for the Jewish community living in England.

“Since the king has seen various evils, and the disinheriting of the good men of his land by the usuries (lending money at interest) of Jews made in time past, and that various sins have followed thereafter; [and]

although he and his ancestors have received much benefit from the Jewish people in all time past;

nevertheless for the honour of God and the common benefit of the people, the king has ordained and established, that from this day forward no Jew shall lend anything at usury, either upon land, or upon rent, or upon other thing […] “

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