Known for killing people within a day of symptoms starting, the true origins of the "sweats" that plagued the 1500s remain unknown to this day. Reading time 3 minutes Death and illness have never been ...
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People fell ill, began sweating - and died within hours
In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, a terrifying disease swept through England, killing thousands in a matter of hours ...
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The Sweating Plague Was Deadlier Than It Sounds
From 1485 through the latter part of the 16th century, a new plague – English "sweating sickness" – ravaged England and Europe, killing thousands of people. The fearsome disease had many names ...
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