Eleanor of Provence Expels Jews

Date: January 16, 1275 • Location: Worcester, United Kingdom

Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England to expel Jews from the towns of Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.

Eleanor of Provence was a Provençal noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her husband in France in 1253.