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Health of Henry VIII

England · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1513–1547Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1513

Henry VIIIDecember 1513

London · Science / Medicine

Suffers from smallpox

1525

Henry VIII1525

Science / Medicine

Catherine refers to the "uncertainty of my life" after a bout of illness

1538

Henry VIIIMay 1538

Hampton Court · Science / Medicine

Henry VIII is seriously ill

1547

Henry VIII1 January 1547

London · Science / Medicine

Informed by Anthony Denny that he is "not like to live", he refuses to believe it

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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