This Jewish medieval woman just got a statue | Dress historian on Licoricia of Winchester’s clothes

How did Licoricia of Winchester change medieval history, why did this medieval woman get a bronze statue, and does it show historically accurate medieval dress? This Jewish woman was an important part of Jewish history in Medieval England in the 13th century. Licoricia, Winchester's Jewish community, and the presence and role of Jews in medieval history deserve this representation. Let's take a look at the medieval clothes on the Licoricia statue and find out if she's wearing historically accurate medieval dress dress for a Jew in 13th century England. The Licoricia of Winchester statue was unveiled on February 10th, 2022, to commemorate Licoricia herself and all medieval English Jews (more info at https://licoricia.org/ ). Fashion history is still only just starting to understand how medieval Jewish women would have dressed differently (or not differently) to non-Jewish medieval women living near them. Medieval Jewish clothing is not well understood, and we're still figuring out how it would have combined Jewish traditional dress and non-Jewish medieval fashion. Licoricia's clothes are a great example of medieval womens' fashion, well documented in illuminated manuscripts and medieval statues. But there's more to Jewish dress than ordinary medieval clothing. I'm so happy to see a Jewish-led project bringing to life an example of a medieval Jewish woman, and while I've done my best to analyze her outfit, I would absolutely love to talk to the researchers behind this project