Introduction (Jewry in England-- Peter Aldag)

Introduction

The Reason for this Project

This project serves as a reference work for Peter Aldag’s monumental work, Jewry in England, as well as the three WarStrike episodes related to his book. [1][2][3]

A couple of days after reading the book and listening to the WarStrike episodes, I found myself thinking, “What was the name of that one badass who changed sides during the debate about Jewish emancipation after reading the history written by that other hero… what was this other guy’s name again? And during which debate did that happen?” When trying to share the information with other people, it’s not compelling to say, “There was this one guy— I don’t remember his name, but it was something like Squamy— who really figured out the Jews in the 16th— or was it the 17th century— and said some really smart things. Trust me, bro.” This blog post is intended as a resource that I and others can refer to in the future to quickly recall key dates, figures, lessons, and even laughs.

Additionally, although I highly recommend that everyone work their way through the book, as it is indispensable and perhaps the best book ever written on the topic, the reality is that not everyone will have the time to complete the 800 pages. Even if they do, it represents an immense amount of material to remember. It is difficult to recall the content and its location in the text. My own notes were so long as to be cumbersome and almost useless. I needed a distilled reference, and I thought others might benefit as well. This post itself is lengthy, but it is organized to facilitate the quick retrieval of information. The Table of Contents is particularly easy to navigate, thanks to anchor links that direct the reader to any section or subsection. Often, a reader will be directed to another subsection (usually in a different section) for a pertinent quote or piece of evidence. On these occasions, I have also provided anchor links to the relevant subsection. Moreover, I have linked every page citation to the page in the PDF form of the book, so that accessing the location of the information in Aldag is as easy as clicking the mouse. In short, I have endeavored in every way to make this a user-friendly and convenient resource.

If Aldag's information is explosive, as it clearly is, the goal of this post is to compress it into canisters to be distributed as ammunition. I envision a kind of armory or stockpile, a systematic weaponization of Aldag's work. In particular, it is designed to be a memory reference work for those who have either read the book or listened to the WarStrike episodes.

This project does not include much original insight, but that’s not its intention. Most of what we need to know was discovered by earlier researchers. Aldag himself largely collected and compiled information from previous writers. If our movement is going to progress, we must learn—and remember!—the past.

Regarding Its Organization

In this post, I will provide a skeleton outline of key takeaways, including page numbers where to find the relevant passages in the PDF.

This post has the following sections:

• Dates: The most important dates in English History regarding the Jews
• Themes: Key themes or “take-aways”
• Introduction to Heroes and Villains Sections
• Heroes: The greatest English heroes against Jewish power
• Villains: The worst villains, mostly Jews but also Gentiles
• Evidence: The most striking pieces of evidence
• Parallels: The strongest parallels between the Jewish influence in England and America
• Hilarities: The funniest encounters between the English and the Jews
• Quotes: Choice passages from the book and significant quotes from historical figures

All sections are arranged internally in chronological order. Without the Table of Contents, this would make it more difficult to find a subheading; however, the virtue of chronological order is that one can sense the flow of English history by reading any section in turn. Furthermore, a reader is more likely to need information relating to a time period than a letter of the alphabet. The Heroes and Villains sections were more tempting to alphabetize, but the same reasons apply, and I was loath to organize the sections differently. There aren’t so many names in either the Heroes or Villains sections that their Table of Contents entries are burdensome to scan.

There is naturally a degree of subjectivity to these lists, but I have tried to include items emphasized by Aldag himself, as well as by Joseph “Striker” Jordan and Warren Balogh on WarStrike.

Thank You Note to Aldag's Translator

Last, but certainly not least, I owe a major thank you to the translator of Aldag, who was kind enough to offer me advice, insight, and encouragement on this project. I never would have found some of the best sources for this reference work without their wellspring of knowledge.

A person of rare and genuine humility, they would perhaps disapprove of my including this note. Not many people would translate— edit, really— an 800-page tome, fact-check and clarify all of its references, and also add a wealth of information in the form of footnotes and appendices, and not take public credit.

William Prynne, looking back to heroes like Edward I, wrote the history of the Jews of England in 1655; the Earl of Clancarty revived the knowledge written in Prynne’s history; Aldag compiled the information garnered by these men and other heroes; and Aldag’s translator carried the torch to this generation so that this tradition of academic excellence and heroism was not forgotten.

Salute to you, comrade. We will win this fight because of the spirit of people like you.