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Smallpox Illness

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1562Date range
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Chronological records

1562

Elizabeth I10 October 1562

Hampton Court · Government / Government of England

Elizabeth falls dangerously ill with smallpox and the succession becomes urgent

Names involved

Elizabeth I

Provenance

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