Press/Media: Newspaper Article
In the first episode of BBC historical drama Wolf Hall, based on Hilary Mantel’s novel of the same name, Thomas Cromwell returns home to find his wife and two daughters have all died during the night, victims of a pestilence – the “sweating sickness” – that is scything through the Tudor world.
| Title | What was sweating sickness – the mysterious Tudor plague of Wolf Hall? |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Conversation |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 6/02/15 |
| Description | In the first episode of BBC historical drama Wolf Hall, based on Hilary Mantel’s novel of the same name, Thomas Cromwell returns home to find his wife and two daughters have all died during the night, victims of a pestilence – the “sweating sickness” – that is scything through the Tudor world. |
| Producer/Author | Derek Gatherer |
| Persons | Derek Gatherer |