title: The Murder of William of Norwich: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe
author:  E. M. Rose 
description: <br>"The excellently written and interesting book by E.M. Rose fills an important gap in a vast body of work on this subject that was, quite astonishingly, not filled before....Anti-Semitic allegations of ritual murder must be seen from the point of view of the history of the locality, but also in a wide perspective that includes political, economic and religious developments, never isolated from the context of historical event. That is precisely what E.M. Rose achieves."--Hanna Zaremska, <em>Kwartalnik Historyczny</em> [translated from Polish]
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  ‘Do you know who I am?’
  
  ‘You are Guy St Edmond, the Earl of Sinnington. You are to take up residence
  at Sinnington Castle. People have talked of nothing else these past weeks.’
  
  ‘Then since we are to reside close to each other, Mistress Lovet, I shall look
  forward to seeing you again. What else should I know of you?’
  
  ‘I am to be married, sir—yet even had that not been the case your reputation
  has preceded you. People say you are the spawn of Satan and that men and
  children fear you. For years there have been rumours that you enjoy
  killing—that it was by your order that my brother died, and that you take
  pleasure in the suffering of others.’
  
  When he didn’t deny it, Jane felt her insides cringe.
  
  ‘Since you appear to know so much about me,’ he said in a dangerously soft
  voice, ‘there is little wonder I am persona non grata in certain company.’
  Guy’s leisurely perusal swept her as he tried to control his restive mount.
  ‘You should know I am as lucky in war as I am in 