- Dates
- 1599–1658
- Wikidata
- Q44279
Connections 1
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- Whitehall Conference, 1655 Dec 1655 Primary record 123
Timeline 2 dates
- 1599–1658 Oliver Cromwell
- Dec 1655 Oliver Cromwell leads Whitehall Conference, 1655
Proof 3 sources
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Cromwell, Oliver (The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906), The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
Scholarship & press
Finally, having announced that nothing was to be hoped from the conference, and that he should use his own judgment in acting for the glory of God and the good of the nation, he vacated the chair and brought the proceedings to a close.
When the terms of admission were discussed, a distinctly hostile spirit manifested itself, and the mercantile interests and the clergy united in opposition.
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Jews in England: From Expulsion (1290) to Readmission (1656), by Ariel Hessayon, Jewish Communities and Records UK (JCR-UK); article by Ariel Hessayon, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2006.
Scholarship & press
Perhaps, like some delegates, the Protector desired the conversion of the Jews to Protestantism.
it was argued that Jewish trading networks would lower the price of imports and provide new markets for exports.
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Jews in England in 1290 (teaching resource with transcribed and translated royal records), The National Archives (UK).
Primary record
It was not until 1656 that Oliver Cromwell allowed Jews back into England.
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