Much of the mystery of sweating sickness remains. However, we do know that hantaviruses are still with us, and their day could come again.

Why did the sweating sickness disappear?

Major waves followed in 1508, then 1517, 1528 and 1551. After that, it disappeared. Where it came from is one of the mysteries. In 1485, the outbreak could have been linked to the Battle of Bosworth Field which ended the War of the Roses.

Did Anne Boleyn survive sweating sickness?

Anne Boleyn is the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives, executed by a French swordsman on 19 May 1536 after being arrested for adultery and incest. But did you know that she nearly died of the sweating sickness, and was the second cousin of Jane Seymour, who became the king's third wife after Anne Boleyn's execution?