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Settlers and refugees: Jews and Huguenots
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Around this period people both left Britain for colonies and came to settle in Britain. The first Jews to come to Britain since the Middle Ages settled in London in 1656. Between 1680 and 1720 many Huguenots, French Protestants escaping persecution for their religion, arrived. Many were skilled and worked in science, banking and weaving.
Memory tip: Jews return to London 1656; Huguenots (French Protestants) arrive between 1680 and 1720.
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Who were the Huguenots who settled in Britain between 1680 and 1720?
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