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Anglia Judaica ; or, The History and Antiquities of the Jews in England, - TOVEY, D'BLOSSIERS. Anglia Judaica ; or, The History and Antiquities of the Jews in England, Collected from all our Historians . . . as also from the Records in the Tower, and other Public Repositories. First edition (1738) of the first comprehensive history of the Jews of England. ”Though concentrating on the medieval period, the work contains a section on the resettlement and on the English Jews of his own day. It shows appreciation of the magnitude of royal exploitation of the Jews in the Middle Ages and a healthy skepticism of ritual murder charges” Condition: Very good leather binding