What Languages Did Jews Speak in Medieval England?
In twelfth-century England, Jewish communities lived in a world of many languages: Hebrew for prayer and scholarship, Anglo-Norman French for daily life and business, early Yiddish among German-origin Jews, and Middle English among their neighbours. Here’s how that multilingual world shaped the Jewish characters in Lady of the Castle.
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Biographies
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- 26 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Vermandois 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Richard the Lionheart at Sixteen: the Making of a Warrior Duke 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Hugh de Morville: The Knight Who Would Not Repent 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Reginald FitzUrse: The Bear Knight Who Slayed a Saint 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen, Duchess, and Mother of Rebels 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Henry II of England – The Jailer of Queens 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey of Anjou: The Handsome Count Who Founded the Plantagenet Dynasty (Died 7th September 1151) 11 Aug 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Lucy of Bolingbroke: The Woman Behind Lincoln Castle's Lucy Tower 3 Jul 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Muriel of Lincoln 3 Jul 2026
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CrimeAndJustice
- 31 Aug 2026 The York Massacre, 16 March 1190: On this Day in History 31 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 A Rat, a Skull, and a Murder That History Never Solved 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Richard de Brito: The Forgotten Killer; and a very Dangerous Friend 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 William de Tracy: The Penitent Knight of Canterbury 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Henry II of England – The Jailer of Queens 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey de Mandeville – The Terror of Widows and Nuns 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Philippe II (Augustus) of France Humiliated Queen Ingeborg 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Fulk V of Anjou: the King Who Beat His Queen 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Matthew of Boulogne: The Count Who Kidnapped a Nun 11 Aug 2026
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EnglandAndAngevinEmpire
- 24 Aug 2026 How Nicola de la Haye and Gerard de Camville Conquered the Sea, and Made a Deadly Enemy 24 Aug 2026
- 10 Aug 2026 Willikin of the Weald: Was He the Real Inspiration for Robin Hood? 10 Aug 2026
- 3 Aug 2026 The Real Sheriff of Nottingham? 3 Aug 2026
- 6 Jul 2026 Lincoln's Lost Castle: The Rise and Fall of Thorngate 6 Jul 2026
- 23 Jun 2026 Why the Plantenet Angevins Ruled Half of Europe 23 Jun 2026
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EverydayLife
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- 26 Aug 2026 Feasts, Folklore & Boar: A Medieval Christmas with a Dash of Wild Hunt Magic 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 A’Wassailing We Come! 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Medieval Advent 26 Aug 2026
- 17 Aug 2026 Capons, Cocks and Hens: Keeping Chickens in Medieval England 17 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Souls’ Day: Soul Cakes, Prayer and Memory 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Day: The Feast of All Saints 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Eve: The Vigil of the Departed 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Lanterns and Mischief: From Samhain Fires to Punkie Night 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 What Is Allhallowtide? The Three Days of the Dead… 12 Aug 2026
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HistoricalEvents
- 31 Aug 2026 Magna Carta Day: The Meadow Where a King Was Made to Yield, and the Woman Who Saved It from Ruin 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 Battle of Lincoln 1217: The Woman Who Held the Castle That Saved England 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 The Sky is Falling! Halley's Comet, the Bayeux Tapestry, and the Four Portents in ‘Lady of the Castle’ 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 How a Birthday Party at Chinon Kickstarted a Civil War (5 March 1173) 31 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 A Rat, a Skull, and a Murder That History Never Solved 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 ‘King and Conqueror’: How much truth-stretching is acceptable? 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Medieval Succession: When Henry II’s Empire Imploded 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Richard de Brito: The Forgotten Killer; and a very Dangerous Friend 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 William de Tracy: The Penitent Knight of Canterbury 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Reginald FitzUrse: The Bear Knight Who Slayed a Saint 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Shadow of Becket: How a Murder Shook the Kingdom 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Princes Without Power: Why Henry the Young King Rebelled 11 Aug 2026
- 27 Jul 2026 What really burned at York Castle in 1190? 27 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 The Battle of Fornham: When a Countess Rode to War and Changed Medieval England Forever 22 Jun 2026
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HistoricalFiction
- 26 Aug 2026 Warrior Monks on the Lincolnshire Heath 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Nicola de la Haye 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Fastrada: Charlemagne’s Queen History Tried to Forget 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Ruled an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 ‘King and Conqueror’: How much truth-stretching is acceptable? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Empress Theodora of Byzantium: She Saved an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Hypatia of Alexandria 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Zenobia of Palmyra: the Queen Who Defied Rome 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Vibia Sabina: Empress, Wife of Hadrian 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Claudia Procula, Pontius Pilate’s wife 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Zipporah, the Wife of Moses 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Revenant of Hereford: Walter Map’s Medieval Walking Dead 12 Aug 2026
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People
- 26 Aug 2026 The Saxon Secret to Avoiding a Bad Ruler 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Medieval Succession: When Henry II’s Empire Imploded 25 Aug 2026
- 24 Aug 2026 How Nicola de la Haye and Gerard de Camville Conquered the Sea, and Made a Deadly Enemy 24 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Shadow of Becket: How a Murder Shook the Kingdom 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Princes Without Power: Why Henry the Young King Rebelled 11 Aug 2026
- 10 Aug 2026 Willikin of the Weald: Was He the Real Inspiration for Robin Hood? 10 Aug 2026
- 3 Aug 2026 The Real Sheriff of Nottingham? 3 Aug 2026
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ReligionMagicandBelief
- 3 Sept 2026 Bloodbath at the Lionheart’s Coronation 3 Sept 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 The Sky is Falling! Halley's Comet, the Bayeux Tapestry, and the Four Portents in ‘Lady of the Castle’ 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 The York Massacre, 16 March 1190: On this Day in History 31 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Warrior Monks on the Lincolnshire Heath 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Friday the 13th Superstitions? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Feasts, Folklore & Boar: A Medieval Christmas with a Dash of Wild Hunt Magic 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Medieval Advent 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Hugh de Morville: The Knight Who Would Not Repent 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Souls’ Day: Soul Cakes, Prayer and Memory 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Day: The Feast of All Saints 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 All Hallows’ Eve: The Vigil of the Departed 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 The Revenant of Hereford: Walter Map’s Medieval Walking Dead 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Lanterns and Mischief: From Samhain Fires to Punkie Night 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 What Is Allhallowtide? The Three Days of the Dead… 12 Aug 2026
- 27 Jul 2026 What really burned at York Castle in 1190? 27 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 What Languages Did Jews Speak in Medieval England? 22 Jun 2026
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TimePeriods
- 31 Aug 2026 How a Birthday Party at Chinon Kickstarted a Civil War (5 March 1173) 31 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Friday the 13th Superstitions? 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Richard the Lionheart at Sixteen: the Making of a Warrior Duke 26 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey of Anjou: The Handsome Count Who Founded the Plantagenet Dynasty (Died 7th September 1151) 11 Aug 2026
- 23 Jun 2026 Why the Plantenet Angevins Ruled Half of Europe 23 Jun 2026
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WomeninHistory
- 31 Aug 2026 Magna Carta Day: The Meadow Where a King Was Made to Yield, and the Woman Who Saved It from Ruin 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 Battle of Lincoln 1217: The Woman Who Held the Castle That Saved England 31 Aug 2026
- 31 Aug 2026 She Didn't Wait for Permission 31 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 The Saxon Secret to Avoiding a Bad Ruler 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Nicola de la Haye 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Vermandois 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Fastrada: Charlemagne’s Queen History Tried to Forget 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Ruled an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Empress Theodora of Byzantium: She Saved an Empire 26 Aug 2026
- 26 Aug 2026 Hypatia of Alexandria 26 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Zenobia of Palmyra: the Queen Who Defied Rome 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Vibia Sabina: Empress, Wife of Hadrian 25 Aug 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Claudia Procula, Pontius Pilate’s wife 25 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Zipporah, the Wife of Moses 12 Aug 2026
- 12 Aug 2026 Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen, Duchess, and Mother of Rebels 12 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Geoffrey de Mandeville – The Terror of Widows and Nuns 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Philippe II (Augustus) of France Humiliated Queen Ingeborg 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Fulk V of Anjou: the King Who Beat His Queen 11 Aug 2026
- 11 Aug 2026 Matthew of Boulogne: The Count Who Kidnapped a Nun 11 Aug 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Lucy of Bolingbroke: The Woman Behind Lincoln Castle's Lucy Tower 3 Jul 2026
- 3 Jul 2026 Muriel of Lincoln 3 Jul 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 The Battle of Fornham: When a Countess Rode to War and Changed Medieval England Forever 22 Jun 2026
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