tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post2004194588521148947..comments2024-03-28T04:30:13.337-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Judaism in EnglandHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-53196202115178262382009-12-29T22:01:41.538-05:002009-12-29T22:01:41.538-05:00Catholics weren't treated much better in Engla...Catholics weren't treated much better in England at the time.Jennyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/les_merveilleuses/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-91925693283483528432009-12-08T22:28:27.406-05:002009-12-08T22:28:27.406-05:00Very true, I think I used a poor choice of words. ...Very true, I think I used a poor choice of words. But I will say the situation was slightly better!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-2374420326309267302009-12-08T10:20:22.000-05:002009-12-08T10:20:22.000-05:00Interesting post. I've been reading and readin...Interesting post. I've been reading and reading about Eliot's great novel, "Daniel Deronda," and the position of Jews in the late 1860s, early 1870s. While it's true that by the Victorian age some Jews had been knighted -- and Disraeli was PM -- anti-semitism was still very much present in England; subtle in some cases, but deeply ingrained. Katherine LouiseK. L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02672071989539626473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-5751413478831861722009-12-08T00:49:07.943-05:002009-12-08T00:49:07.943-05:00Even the Jews reached success in the Victorian era...Even the Jews reached success in the Victorian era the negative portrait painted of them is still prevalent in many Victorian and post-Vic novels. Interesting post.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878749520906342274noreply@blogger.com