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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The sweat began... and you had hours to live
In the late 1400s, a terrifying new illness swept across England—killing thousands within hours and leaving survivors too afraid to sleep. Known as the Sweating Sickness, it struck without warning: ...
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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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