The Jews in Britain A Chronology

"Only in this book can you learn about the first Charter of Protection granted to Jews in England in the twelfth century, discover about the Jews who advised Henry VIII on his divorce, read about the Jews who were involved in the Glorious Revolution in 1688, find out about the reaction in Britain to the Mortara Affair in 1858, and understand about the Jacobs Affair in 1961, alongside the names of the first British Jew to be transported to Australia, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of London, the Jew who established the first fish-and-chips shop in Britain, and the first British Jew to win a Wimbledon title."--BOOK JACKET.

Frank Raphael Langham is an actuary and the Honorary Treasurer of the Jewish Historical Society of England.