The Clifford Tower massacre of 1190 was one of the most severe pogroms against English Jews in the medieval period, exemplifying the violent antisemitism that swept through England during the Crusades. It demonstrated how religious fervor and economic resentment could mobilize urban mobs against Jewish communities, and it had lasting consequences for Jewish settlement and security in England. The tragedy highlighted the vulnerability of minorities during periods of religious enthusiasm and foreshadowed the eventual expulsion of Jews from England in 1290.
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