The Admission of Jews A.D. 1096
The Admission of Jews A.D. 1096
After the plunder, murder and conflagration carried out in Europe, the Jews find space to breathe and shelter in Poland under Władysław Herman.
Zbigniew must have doubted the usefulness of his father's royal favour, nor shared his brother Bolesław Wrymouth's sympathy when, releasing a falcon on a pigeon, he anticipated his later ban on Jews in Mazovia in the area he ruled over.
Wrymouth, in constant battles and struggles, can demand gold from the newcomers, in which he takes the example of the old, almost 10 until then omnipotent Voivode Sieciech, who pretending, prompts the king's consent.
The good fortune of the Jews is heralded by the waving of the flag in the breeze, under which the escorting rota will lead them back even more favourably, although, like in the capital of Płock, they will not be allowed to remain in the rich, though thatch-roofed Mazovia after the 13th century.
Task: Jan Matejko
Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
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