The Other Boleyn Girl

[starone]

I've just finished reading "The Other Boleyn Girl", which I enjoyed immensely. Mary's first husband died of "the Sweats". Can anyone tell me what this was? It seems to have been feared as much as the Plague. I imagined it might be influenza, considering the fear at the moment of Swine Flu, which is also accompanied by high temperatures. I would very much like to know.

[Barmaid]

Great book

Try this link:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating_sickness

[dot.haukes]

I googled it as it is quite an interesting period to read up on rather than just be told what the sickness involved:
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/6409 5-sweating-sickness-english-sweat.html

[Beauj]

Very interesting Dot: Was God trying to tell the English something?? & Why did He give it to us Irish Up the ANNALS - rather unfair I thought. & to think he let the Scotts off scot free! Well, I never . . . . . ..

[starone]

Thanks a lot. I've had a look at both websites and am absolutely amazed. Didn't know there was anything like this at all. It seems to have been a completely separate illness. At least I know now that there was an actual illness called the Sweats, or more likely The English Sweats. How interesting that it did not go into Scotland. I wonder what the Scots have that the English haven't!

[Beauj]

Brains??

[jno]

poverty?

[Ankou]

scotland had sweaty socks. it was full of them.

[tigerlelly]

Porridge.

[flicrat]

Loch Ness monster.

[Jemisa]

Another name for 'The Sweats' >>> VD.
J