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A report from early in the reign of King Edward I recounts a shocking crime that happened in

England.

Quote, Licoracia the Jewess and Alice of Bicton, her servant, were found killed in the house of the same

licoricea, each having a blow to the chest made by a knife to the heart, end quote.

Licoracia the Jewess, better known asoricea of Winchester, was one of the most powerful financial

figures in England during her lifetime, having achieved great success as a money lender.

History has seen a number of notable female lenders with great names like Bellast of Bristol and Comitisa of Cambridge,

but none quite matched the prominence or success of licoricea. Her clients ranged from King Henry III,

who frequently received her at court, to lesser nobles, to even local women.

To call her business an empire for its time would not be an overstatement.

Influence and power, however, came with a price. There were multiple stays in the Tower of London, several legal battles, a dangerous rise

in anti-Semitism, and ultimately, finally, a tragic, bloody end. To this day, Licaricia's death

remains an unsolved mystery, but through the record, we can still put together the pieces of her life of intrigue.

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