Tudor England & Sudor Anglicus

  • Aug 22, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth

    Battle of Bosworth
    Henry Tudor uses French mercenaries to defeat Richard III and wins the crown of England. Mere weeks before this, whispers of a new sickness begin
  • Aug 28, 1485

    Henry Tudor arrives in London

    Henry Tudor arrives in London
    Henry Tudor styles himself Henry VII and arrives in London. Days alter the first outbreak occurs.
  • Apr 2, 1502

    Prince Arthur dies

    Prince Arthur dies
    Henry VII's heir dies, making his younger son, Henry the heir to the throne...Henry also plots to marry Arthur's now widowed wife, Katherine of Aragon. Arthur probably perishes from The Sweat, although TB has also been suspected.
  • Apr 21, 1509

    Henry VII dies and Henry VIII prepares to be king

    Henry VII dies and Henry VIII prepares to be king
  • Jun 1, 1517

    Significant outbreak of Sudor Anglicus

  • Period: Jan 1, 1527 to May 15, 1532

    Henry tries to get out of his marriage

    Eventually England decides to allow him to be head of the Church of England and he divorces Katheriine.
  • Jun 1, 1528

    Anne Boleyn gets The Sweat

    Anne Boleyn gets The Sweat
    Luckily she makes it...what would England have been like if she hasn't?
  • May 19, 1536

    Anne is executed

    She talkedd a good game but unfortunately, she didn't deliver. Henry has Anne accused of infidelity and witchcraft and she's beheaded. Her daughter is declared illegitimate.
  • Oct 12, 1537

    Henry finally gets an heir

    Henry finally gets an heir
    Jane Seymour, Henry's new wife gives him the heir he always wanted...and then dies days later. Damn.
  • Jan 28, 1547

    Henry VIII dies

    Between the death of Jane and his own death, he managed to marry three more times. One he unwifed, one he beheaded and the third managed to survive him. With his death, little Prince Ed inherits the throne...and dies...and then it gets messy.
  • Jun 1, 1551

    Final documented outbreak of Sudor Anglicus in England