Consequences of the 1236 Attacks

• Jewish communities in western France were permanently weakened, with many fleeing or living under increased restrictions.
• The reputation of the crusaders suffered, as many church officials saw their actions as lawless and un-Christian.
• The attacks foreshadowed future waves of persecution, culminating in King Philip IV’s expulsion of Jews from France in 1306.

The massacre of Jewish communities in Anjou and Poitou in 1236 was one of the most devastating anti-Jewish pogroms of the 13th century, highlighting the dangerous intersection of crusading zeal, mob violence, and weak institutional control in medieval Europe.