{"description":"Dubbed \u2018totally fascinating, tragic and unforgettable\u2019 by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Licoricia of Winchester, a 13th century Jewish financier, was the most important Jewish woman in medieval England. In turn royal favourite, widow, potentate and prisoner, her extraordinary life took place against a backdrop of civil war, bad government and the ever-present and terrifying spectre of antisemitism. Author Rebecca Abrams is in conversation with renowned professor of medieval and early modern history, Miri Rubin.","height":1080,"html":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"https://muse.ai/embed/Mp7amYi\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>","provider_name":"Skiv","provider_url":"https://skiv.com","thumbnail_height":198,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.skiv.com/u/MkG8VMM/22564a8c6dc918495f1c6bf86cc8fb73c8889063c500efca97c08fca64c70b43/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg","thumbnail_width":352,"title":"Licoricia: Power & Prejudice","type":"video","url":"https://muse.ai/v/Mp7amYi","version":"1.0","width":1920}