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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    One reason Jews became the bankers and money lenders was because the Church condemned charging interest. Christians could not and would not lend money and collect interest but since it was not a "crime" but a moral sin Jews were under no such restrictions. People have always needed a source of money, bankers and money lenders provided that source and Jews were the bankers and money lenders. But, then as now, people were happy to borrow but very reluctant to pay back.
    Just a quick historical note: Christians did in fact lend money with interest (e.g. the Templar Order) and the great banking houses used by European notables were often German and Italian. If the Jews held a monopoly on usury it was broken long before Shakespeare's time.
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    it was broken when edward i expelled the jews

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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    it was broken when edward i expelled the jews
    England was an economic and cultural backwater though. I had all of Europe in mind.

    Out of curiosity I looked up the English expulsion and it appears the Jewish population was tiny.
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