Evil May Day or Ill May Day is the name for a riot which took place in 1517 as a protest against foreigners living in London. Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence usually due to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. ... // 1517 Nothing Actuall 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 151== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

A fortnight before the riot an inflammatory, or in modern terms, xenophobic speech was made on Easter Tuesday by a Dr. Bole (or Beal or Bell) at St. Mary Spital or St. Paul's Cross. Xenophobia means fear of strangers or the unknown and comes from the Greek ξενοφοβια, xenophobia, literally meaning fear of the strange. It is often used to describe fear of or dislike of foreigners, but racism in general is sometimes described as a form of xenophobia, as are such prejudices as... This article is about the Christian festival. ...

The exact date of the riot is disputed by historians. Some say it happened on the night of 30th April although others claim it was on 1st May itself. The estimated number of rioters is also disputed, with some claiming nine hundred took part to some claiming over two thousand.

The rioters were led by a man named John Lincoln, who gave Dr Beal the idea or encouragement to deliver the sermon. Apprentices aged thirteen to twenty-two, armed with clubs, forced the authorities of Newgate Prison to release other fellow apprentices who had been arrested following their consipiracy to attack foreign workers. They then proceeded throughout many parts of London to break the doors and windows of wealthy foreign merchants and workers in the city. However there are no records of anyone being murdered. Old Newgate Prison, which was replaced in the 18th century. ...

The rioters closed the city gates to prevent the King's guard from being reinforced and then temporarily took control over the city. King Henry VIII was woken up in the middle of the night at his residence in Richmond and was told of the mayhem ensuing in the capital. Thomas More, then an undersheriff, tried to calm the rioters but to no avail. Then forces under the command of the Duke of Norfolk (or the Earl of Shrewsbury and Duke ofSuffolk) and his son the Earl of Surrey reconquered the city and restored order. By 5th May there were over five thousand troops in London. Sir Thomas Seymour was sheriff during Evil May Day and he helped repress the riot and thereafter became unpopular with many. Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Richmond is a suburb in southwest London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... For the Elizabethan play, see Sir Thomas More (play). ... Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473–25 August 1554), was a prominent Tudor politician. ... The Right Honourable George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury KG (c. ... Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (c. ... The Earldom of Surrey was first created in 1088 for William de Warenne. ... Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or U.S. common law, or the person who holds such office. ...

Also disputed is the number of people hanged. Some claim only fifteen of the ringleaders, including Lincoln, were hanged whilst others claim sixty were hanged on the orders of Cardinal Wolsey. On the 19th May approximately four or five hundred of the rioters were due to be hanged for high treason and were taken to the great hall of Westminster to hear King Henry VIII condemn them to death. Then the prisoners, with halters around their necks, cried "mercy, mercy" to the King and were subsequently pardoned by him after pressure from Queen Catherine of Aragon and Cardinal Wolsey. According to some reports they 'leapt for joy' and threw their halters into the air making a great commotion and crying "God save the King!" Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... Under English, and later British law, high treason is the crime of disloyalty to the Sovereign. ... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ...

The observance of May Day after this was tacitly curtailed. May Day refers to any of several holidays celebrated on May 1 or in the beginning of May. ...