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First of all, the Jews were expelled from England (after a number of anti-Jewish massacres), for several hundred years. While they were in Norman England, they were mostly commanded to limit themselves to moneylending, and there were a few Jewish doctors as well. They were banned from most trades. Under King Henry, Jews were allowed to buy and sell goods (1100-1135). Detailed information may be had on this linked page.


When Jews returned to England (1600s-1800s), they functioned as merchants and traders, and Nathan Mayer Rothschild founded a bank (1798). Later, as the British gradually relaxed their anti-Semitic decrees and attitude (1800s), the Jews were able to diversify their occupations.

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