Daily Medieval

In the pipe rolls (the records of royal finances in Medieval England) for 1166 is a mention of £616 12s 8d owed to Aaron of Lincoln by King ...

The Exchequer of the Jews was created in 1194 by King Richard I of England in order to keep track of all records of debts owed to Jewish mon...

The catalyst for the 1189  tragedy in York after the coronation of King Richard I was three men who wanted to criminally erase the debts t...

In the earliest days of this blog, there were no illustrations. I eventually decided there were some posts that would be enhanced by an appr...

In 1194, Richard I of England created a system by which all financial transactions by Jews would be documented by the Crown. This system cre...