(Jewish Group) England's one-time capital honors Licoricia of Winchester, murdered in 1277

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England’s one-time capital to honor Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish businesswoman murdered there in 1277



Winchester, a city near London that preceded it as the capital of England, plans to unveil a statue honoring a Jewish woman who ran a successful business and raised four children there until her murder in 1277.

The bronze, life-size statue of Licoricia of Winchester was designed by renowned British artist Ian Rank-Broadley, The Jewish Chronicle of London reported Thursday.

A money lender, Licoricia’s clients included King Henry III and Queen Eleanor. Living in times of virulent antisemitism — her death preceded the 1290 total of expulsion of Jews from England by only 13 years — she had been jailed repeatedly before being murdered in a mysterious attack in Winchester. She was also widowed twice.

Licoricia’s links to Winchester date back to 1234. Her statue is scheduled to be erected Feb. 10 on what is now known as Jewry Street, where she lived and died. The statue depicts her holding the hand of her youngest son, Asser, who is holding a dreidel.

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1. Thanks Behind the Aegis!

I'd never heard of her!