{"podcast":{"title":"History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast","slug":"history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442","podcast_index_feed_id":4092442,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/rabbiaubreyhersh/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rabbiauberyhersh.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11909840/Curious-_podbean78t0s.jpg","author":"JLE","episode_count":200,"summary":"History for the Curious The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh, live from Olami UK in London, hosted by myself: Mena Reisner Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries, that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Encounter leaders, visionaries, spies, heroes & traitors and unpack 2,000 years of Jewish heritage. Go back to the story of Jews in the Temple of Jerusalem. Confront the dilemmas of the Holocaust. Visit Paris, Prague, Vilna, London, Venice, New York & the Cairo Geniza. Meet The Russian Czar, Ramchal, Maharal, Maimonides, Churchill, Shabbetai Zvi and the Hapsburgs.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:18:10.907967+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442"},"episode":{"title":"#178: The Vanished Jews of England II: 1290-1650","slug":"178-the-vanished-jews-of-england-ii-1290-1650","published_at":"2025-11-25T12:43:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/178-the-vanished-jews-of-england-ii-1290-1650","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442","url":"https://rabbiaubreyhersh.podbean.com/e/178-the-vanished-jews-of-england-ii-1290-1650/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4abvuav57dkz4b9f/HC071_-_Ep_177_-_English_Briefs_Part_2_assembled_mixdown8kvto.mp3","summary":"Small groups of crypto-Jews are known to have made their way to England. We know the names and occasionally the stories of some. But no one had a greater impact on England’s history or on Queen Elizabeth I, than Roger Lopez: Physician, Double Agent, Diplomat & Court Jew. Jews were News even during the period of their supposed forced absence. And what is the real story behind Henry VIII’s set of Talmud? Chapters 00:00:00 Doctor Lopez and the Earl of Leicester 00:00:26 Podcast Introduction and Listener Letter 00:36:32 Rodrigo Lopez: Early Life and Arrival in England 00:05:10 Lopez’s Rise and Role at Court 00:08:14 Espionage and the Don Antonio Affair 00:09:41 Jewish Community as Diplomatic Asset 00:11:02 International Intrigue and Spanish Spies 00:13:39 The Spanish Armada and Aftermath 00:15:22 Lopez’s Espionage and Double Agency 00:16:40 The Andrada Case and Rising Suspicion 00:19:12 Arrest and Trial of Lopez 00:21:52 Charges, Confession, and Execution 00:24:35 Was Lopez Guilty? 00:27:08 Lopez’s Legacy and Impact on Literature 00:30:44 Jewish Life in England: 1300s–1400s 00:32:50 Conversos and Marranos in Tudor England 00:36:32 Risks and Persecution of Marranos 00:38:42 Elizabethan Era and Secret Jewish Life 00:40:35 Religious Practice and Open Jews 00:43:10 Persistence of Jewish Identity 00:45:12 The Talmud in England: The Henry VIII Legend 00:48:35 Conclusion and Next Series Teaser","meta_description":"Small groups of crypto-Jews are known to have made their way to England. We know the names and occasionally the stories of some. But no one had a greater…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2935,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/episodes/178-the-vanished-jews-of-england-ii-1290-1650/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/178-the-vanished-jews-of-england-ii-1290-1650.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}