This summer, while updating my 'royal-connections', I discovered that King Henry VIII, was a second cousin, 17 times removed. While "17 times removed" is a very long time ago, it still counts as a cousin - right ?
Scientists still can't figure out the cause of the Tudor-era "sweating sickness"
Erin Blakemore
In 1528, Henry VIII slept in a different bed every night—and not in the way you might think. He did have a mistress, his wife’s lady-in-waiting Anne Boleyn. But it was fear of disease that drove him to move almost daily that summer. The king was terrified of sweating sickness, a deadly epidemic that
is nearly forgotten today.
Scientists are still fascinated by the mysterious disease, which swept through Europe multiple times during the Tudor period. Beginning in 1485, five epidemics plagued England, Germany and other European countries. But the epidemic’s origins and even the identity of the disease are still murky.
Additional story at: History - https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-epidemic-that-terrified-henry-viii
