The English Sweating Sickness
Our friend Susan Abernethy at The Freelance History Writer was nice enough to let us share with you her article, "The English Sweating Sickness." Reading this article will give you some insight on life during Tudor times and the fear of catching the sweating sickness. In doing some research on Mary Boleyn for an article, I learned that Mary’s first husband William Carey died of the “sweating sickness” or the “English Sweate” in England in the summer of 1528. Thou [More]