To mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, we publish the speech Shakespeare gives the Lord Chancelor of England when called upon to quell rioters protesting against migrants on Evil May Day, 1517.
Great Floods have flown from simple sources
(Alls Well that Ends Well 2, 1, 142)
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And with thy daring folly burn the world
(Two Gentlemen of Verona 3, 1,
