It's a lie that exists to this day, lurking in the shadows.
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Plague, accidents, weather & fire were a constant threat.
In the shadows were ghosts, spirits, monsters, demons and little folk ready to ensnare souls.
Then there were the Jews.
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This placed the Jewish communities that existed in towns & cities under suspicion.
A community on the sidelines, mostly mmoneylenders, they were accused of all sorts of malfeisiance.
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This was the idea that the Jews wanted the blood of Christian children for rituals.
Let's be clear right now - it was a complete lie, total garbage, a fabrication.
Yet it caught on.
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The discovery of 'William of Norwich, 'Little Hugh of Lincoln's & 'Robert of Bury' led to pogroms.
The victims of a Norwich pogrom were thought to be found a few years back.
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'Child martyrs' meant that shrines for pilgrims could be established.
Pogroms meant that debts could be wiped.
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Two significant cases were Simon of Trent and Werner of Oberwesel.
Such was the violence, the church began to supress them.
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Last year, British Nazis laid a tribute at the shrine of Little Hugh of Lincoln in the cathedral.
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