![]() They settled where they found work and when there were sufficient numbers, they organised Services in their homes. They were tradesmen, craftsmen, silversmiths and opticians. The numbers being too large to prosper in London alone, they fanned out into the provinces with their packs on their backs. Jews were entering England at this time and by the year 1700 there were about 7000 Jews living in this country. When in 1660 Charles returned to the throne of England he was friendly toward the Jews. Under the Stuarts, King Charles the Second was exiled after his father was executed and while he lived on the Continent he was kept by money from the Jews. ![]() The Jews had a great monopoly of trading on the European Continent centred on Amsterdam, a stronghold of Continental Jewry.ĭuring the reign of Queen Anne and William of Orange right up to the Georges, the Jews came over to England and officially there was no law to repeal to tell them that they were not welcome here, as there was in the Petty Kingdoms of Germany, Poland and countries like that. The only people who were against Jews coming here were the London merchants. In the Privy Council notes three pages are torn out. Nothing was finalised but after the death of Cromwell, the Jews were allowed to come to England. When the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell came to power, Menasah Ben Israel petitioned him to allow the Jews to return to England. His quartermaster and navigator was Moses the Jew, who was from the Barbican, Plymouth. The next mention of Jews in the South West of England was from the log of Sir Francis Drake when he sailed around the world. All of their worldly goods were confiscated for the benefit of the King. The Jews living in England were uprooted and expelled by King Edward the First in 1290.
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