Today In History (January 9 681) King Erwig of the Visigoths

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Today In History (January 9 681) King Erwig of the Visigoths

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681: Declaring them “a plague on the kingdom,” King Erwig of the Visigoths in Hispania calls for the total removal of Jews from the nation. There is a fatal flaw in the decree, however: If a Jew has himself sprinkled with “holy water” and says he believes in the Jewish offshoot religion of Christianity, he can remain.

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