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Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection

Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection

Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection

Events Before

  1. Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal

    Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal

  2. Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha, daughter of Jan III

    Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha, daughter of Jan III

  3. Heir to the Bohemian throne elected German anti-king Charles IV

    Charles IV (German: Karl IV.; Czech: Karel IV.; Latin: Carolus IV; also known as Charles of Luxembourg German: Karl von Luxemburg; Czech: Karel Lucemburský; Latin: Carolus Luxemburgensis;...

  4. Cola di Rienzo, later Roman Tribunal, addresses a meeting of on the Capitol during people's revolt in Rome

    Cola di Rienzo, later Roman Tribunal, addresses a meeting of on the Capitol during people's revolt in Rome

  5. Pope Clement VI declares Roman tribunal Cola di Rienzo as heretics

    Pope Clement VI declares Roman tribunal Cola di Rienzo as heretics

Events After

  1. Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of p

    Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

  2. Jews of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg are massacred during Black Death riots, part of a wave of pogroms across Wes

    Jews of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg are massacred during Black Death riots, part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

  3. Black Death Massacre: 700 Jews of Basel Switzerland, are burnt to death in a specially constructed building on suspicion

    Black Death Massacre: 700 Jews of Basel Switzerland, are burnt to death in a specially constructed building on suspicion of poisoning the community during the Bubonic Plague; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

  4. Black Death Massacre: Jews (except pregnant women and children) are burnt to death on suspicion of poisoning the communi

    Black Death Massacre: Jews (except pregnant women and children) are burnt to death on suspicion of poisoning the community during the Bubonic Plague, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Strasbourg; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

  5. Jews are expelled from Burgdorf, Switzerland, accused of spreading the Bubonic Plague

    Jews are expelled from Burgdorf, Switzerland, accused of spreading the Bubonic Plague

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