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Licoricia of Winchester

Marriage, Motherhood and Murder in the Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community

Licoricia of Winchester( )
Author: Bartlet, Suzanne
Editor: Skinner, Patricia
ISBN:978-0-85303-822-1
Publication Date:Sep 2009
Publisher:Vallentine Mitchell Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $87.95
Book Description:

On a spring day in 1277, the prominent Jewish businesswoman Licoricia of Winchester was found by her daughter murdered, stabbed to death in her own house. Alongside Licoricia's body was that of her Christian maid, Alice. Why was Licoricia killed? And why was her death reported as far away as Germany? In this ground-breaking new book, Suzanne Bartlet draws on extensive research in the fiscal archives of medieval England, most notably those of the Jewish Exchequer, to examine the family...
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Book Details
Pages:176
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies
History / Jewish
True Crime / Murder / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Biography & Autobiography / Women
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.5 x 9.75 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.95 Pounds



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