On Easter Eve 1144 the dead body of a young skinner’s apprentice named William was found in a wood near Norwich.
It was rumoured that he had been crucified by the Jewish community after synagogue service on the second day of Passover, in mockery of the Passion of Jesus. Find out how this extraordinary story developed into an accusation which was to blight the Jews of Europe.
Jill Stern is an historian. Aged twenty she graduated with first class honours in History from King’s College London. Much of her working life was spent as a teacher at Wycombe Abbey School and as chairman of a Health Authority in West London and vice-chairman of North Thames Regional Health Authority. Returning to academic study she gained an MA (Distinction) and a doctorate in seventeenth century Dutch history at University College London.
As a doctoral student she was awarded the prestigious Pollard Prize for History. She has a book and many published articles to her credit. She has lectured in Britain, the Netherlands and New York. History is her lifelong passion and she is keen to share that passion.