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April 21, 2025

Henry VIII’s Jewish Musicians

And the tragedy of Jews in Western music.

It was not until the 1650s that Jews were readmitted to England, and only in 1723 were they given the right to own real property—other rights would have to come later. But, Matt Austerklein notes, a group of musicians were allowed to settle in the country during the reign of Henry VIII, which lasted from 1509 to 1547.

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