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The last sodomy execution in England. Pratt and Smith were convicted of having sexual relations with each other in the room of a different man, William Bonill. They were hung outside of Newgate prison.
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A speech by Pope Paul IV that restricted property and jobs, and revoked rights of the Roman Jewish community and forced them to live in ghettos. Males were forced to wear a yellow pointed hat, and women were forced to wear a yellow handkerchief for identification.
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An Act passed by the British Parliament under the rule of King Henry VIII in 1530. It accused all Gypsies(Roma) of robbing and deceiving acts such as claiming to tell fortunes.
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A plague that devastated Eurasia and killed about one-third of the population. The disease was spread by rats and fleas. Many Jews were blamed and put to question(tortured) until they confessed to poisoning springs, rivers, and wells despite the lack of evidence that poison was the disease.
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Johann de Wettre, a blacksmith was executed on charges of sodomy(sexual relations with a male). He was burned alive, and this became the earliest known execution for homosexuality in Europe.
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In 1095, Pope Urban urged Christians to Reclaim Jerusalem "against the infidels"(non-Christians). Thousands of Jews were persecuted as the Crusaders traveled towards Jerusalem, only some are given the option to convert to avoid death. Most Jewish Bankers were not allowed to charge interest or be repaid for the money the Crusaders loaned from them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_and_the_Crusades
