The medieval High Bridge, Lincoln; the oldest part constructed c.1160 & still lined with shops that date from 16th century (pic=http://pinterest.com/pin/567453621775639281 …)pic.twitter.com/RuApYzi1Hg
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St Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln—thought to have been built as royal townhouse outside the city in the 1150s and used by Henry II: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Guildhall,_Lincoln … & http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/05/sinister-omens-idle-traditions-twelfth.html …pic.twitter.com/5FWhFoBcVe
A view beneath High Bridge showing the ribbing and steps to the High Street, from http://www.itsaboutlincoln.co.uk/high-bridge.html … :)pic.twitter.com/3PLeEb25tI
Renovations to Lincoln's High Bridge, 1901–02: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g186336-d2226730-i90349029-Stokes_High_Bridge_Cafe-Lincoln_Lincolnshire_England.html …pic.twitter.com/avzPVm0gE3
It originally had a 12 by 6 metre hall on the first floor and shops below, if that helps :)
The Lincoln Jewish community had been rocked by abominable blood libels for the most part of the second half of 13th century (starting in 12500 with Little St Hugh etc.).
Indeed :-(
Would that have been the usual punishment, or was it especially harsh for being both female and Jewish?
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-1278-all-english-jews-arrested-by-crown-1.5291031 … It sounds like everyone was doing it so it became a currency crisis, with harsh penalties - and also used as a tool against the jewish population. So, technically, both.
Was that charge simply a pretext for something else? Weren’t many or most people engaged in coin clipping? Was being female and Jewish the reason they targeted her?
Cragg Vale Coiners still doing it in 1700's. That's nr Mytholmroyd in Calder Valley
These days we have more creative ways of debasing the currency!
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