The Sweating Sickness Epidemic: Henry VIII's Great Fear

by Stephen Porter

Among the array of diseases which brought death to Tudor England, the sweating sickness stood out, for the speed with which it struck, its dreadful effects on its victims and the death rates which it produced, that together generated a fear verging on panic when it was identified. The sweating sickness attacked the cities, towns and the countryside, not sparing the palaces. It threatened everyone, from the king in his castle to the beggars at his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399064282
• ISBN13: 9781399064286
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"