king henry the 8th?

Question

can anyone tell me what the sweating sickness was when king henry the 8th ruled

Answer 1

Sweating sickness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating_sickness

Answer 2

I wanted to know this too, this is what I found on it:

Sweating sickness, also known as the "English sweate" (Lat. sudor anglicus), was a mysterious and highly virulent disease which struck England and later Europe in a series of epidemics the first beginning in 1485 and the last in 1551, afterwards apparently vanishing. The onset of symptoms was dramatic and sudden, with death often occurring within hours. Its cause remains unknown.

An unrelated medical condition, hyperhidrosis, is also sometimes known informally as sweating disease