This episode looks at what happened when a huge group of refugees fled a religiously motivated war, and flooded into England… in the 16th century. England then, as now, struggled with how to integrate them, and there was an element of fear, and backlash against the refugees, just as there is today.
 Remember, you can support the show in a variety of ways. The two most important would be to leave a rating on iTunes, or become a patron on Patreon for as little as $1/episode. Thanks!
Book Recommendation (Amazon affiliate link)
Strangers Settled Here Amongst Us: Policies, Perceptions and the Presence of Aliens in Elizabethan England
(you can also rent the eBook version on Amazon for 1/3 of the price)
Ian McKellen, Shakespeare, and More on immigrants:
Account of the Evil May Day riots:
https://thosewhowillnotbedrowned.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/41/
[advertisement insert here: if you like this show, and you want to support me and my work, the best thing you can do (and it’s free!) is to leave a rating or review on iTunes. It really helps others discover the podcast. Second best is to buy Tudor-themed gifts for all your loved ones at my shop, at TudorFair.com, like leggings with the Anne Boleyn portrait pattern on them, or boots with Elizabeth I portraits. Finally, you can also become a patron of this show for as little as $1/episode at Patreon.com/englandcast … And thank you!]
Want more Tudor in your life? Join the Tudor Learning Circle - the only social network devoted solely to Tudor History. Sign up free at TudorLearningCircle.com! And why not Tudorfy your YouTube algorithm by getting exclusive videos and content on Heather's YouTube channel!
Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast,  the original Tudor history podcast, started in 2009. She's been writing about history online for over 25 years, since her first site on Colonial American history became number one in history on Yahoo in 1998. In 2019 she created Tudorcon, which is now a yearly event, in addition to writing books, and running TudorFair.com - a whimsical Tudor Merch shop. She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 20 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history.