Mini Fix #32 Preview: Sweating Sickness
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This episode explores the mysterious and deadly sweating sickness that affected the upper class in England during the Tudor dynasty.
Listen to this full mini fix episode on Patreon! I have to talk about sweating sickness. For some reason it has always completely fascinated me. What was this mysterious and highly deadly illness that plagued mostly just the upper class in England during the Tudor dynasty? Why such a specific and unlikely target victim? Why did it go away just as suddenly as it appeared? Join me to examine the evidence and the theories and let me know in the comments... what do you think sweating sickne...
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