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Litigating Jews: New Directions in the Study of Medieval English Jewry, c. 1190–1290
Emma Cavell 
History Compass, Volume: 23, Issue: 3
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This article seeks to map out possibilities for an intensive and wide-ranging study of Jewish litigation and legal agency within the English king's jurisdiction in the period c. 1190–1290. Despite a small number of studies of Jews and the king's law courts in England in recent years—includ...
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