York, England - 1272 expulsion of Jews

 This was a place of terrible Jewish slaughter, there is no way that the Yorkers can deny it. But alas, they have rewritten their history of the past hundred years. Whilst Jews were thriving in the past century in England, it was only around in the very late 20th century, that Jews were allowed to live in York. Somehow they have deleted this part of their recent history. How did they do that? 

In 1290, King Edward I ordered the departure of all Jews from the United Kingdon (Edict of Expulsion). The Jews were given a choice to convert or exile. Most chose the latter as opposed to what followed in Portugal and Spain some centuries later.

Edward became king in 1272 and showed future leaders how to adopt anti-Jewish measures. These included prohibitions on money-lending by Jews, a principal form of livelihood for members of the community. It was not until 1656 - some 400 years later - that Oliver Cromwell officially allowed for their return. In parts of England (e.g. York) it took until the 21st century to finally welcome Jews back.