Episode notes
In the Crown of Aragon, 639 years ago, Joan ordered the bailiff of Girona to prosecute a group of young men who had kidnapped a Jewish boy and performed a forced baptism on him.
Read more about this document on the episode page on Jonathan's website, https://jonathanseyfried.net/historians-notebook-s1-episodes/e117-apr20
Today's Document:
- Subject: legal action against Christian persecution of Jews in Girona
- Date: April 20, 1387
- Day of the Week: Saturday
- Language: Latin
- Archival Reference Number: ACA CR R f
- Link to PARES
- Place: Barcelona
- Sender: Joan
- Recipient: Bailiff of Girona
Music Credits
The music in this episode is from The Troubadour Dance Instrumental by Melody Ayers-Griffiths
Keywords
history
historians
joan
Jewish history