How The Evil May Day of 1517 Became the Perfect Propaganda Opportunity

How The Evil May Day of 1517 Became the Perfect Propaganda Opportunity

By iHeartPodcasts

London of the 1500s was a bustling center of commerce, finance and industry -- and it attracted a fair number of foreign-born professionals, who sought their fortune in the metropolis. However, as epidemics and economic downturns made life worse and worse for the average person, the native-born working class began to blame foreigners, whom they called 'strangers,' for their woes. In today's episode, the guys follow the escalating, xenophobic tensions that led to citywide riots -- and how the Crown leveraged this to further solidify state power.

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