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To: SunkenCiv

The mysterious sweating sickness killed the wife and children of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s right-hand man. The great English actor Mark Rylance portrayed Cromwell in the PBS series “Wolf Hall”, based on the book.

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-mysterious-sweating-sickness-in-hilary-mantels-wolf-hall-trilogy-and-the-private-country-of-illness


18 posted on 10/07/2022 8:33:26 AM PDT by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: Deo volente

He was sweatin’ pretty good, too, as the hooded guy with the axe walked up.


19 posted on 10/07/2022 8:57:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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