Editing Peter of Castile (section)

==Peter and the Spanish Jewry==
Peter's rival [[Henry II of Castile]] continuously depicted Peter as "King of the Jews", and had some success in taking advantage of popular Castilian antisemitism. Henry instigated [[pogrom]]s beginning a period of anti-Jewish riots and [[forced conversion]]s in Castile that lasted approximately from 1370 to 1390. Peter took forceful measures against this, including the execution of at least five anti-Jewish leaders of a riot.

The prominence of [[Samuel ha-Levi]], King Peter's treasurer, has often been cited as evidence of Peter's supposed pro-Jewish sentiment, but Ha-Levi's success did not necessarily reflect the general experience of the Spanish Jewry in this period which was often marked by discrimination and pogroms.{{sfn|Estow|1995|p=}}{{pn|date=July 2017}} Following Peter's death, Jews had to wear a yellow badge, as punishment for having supported him.<ref>"the Jews were forced to wear the Yellow Badge in penance for their loyalty to Pedro" http://jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?startyear=1330&endyear=1339</ref>