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What Happens When You Get Smallpox?
In december of 17 15, at the age of 26, lady mary was struck quite suddenly by smallpox. It was a terrifying, terrifying disease which approximately 400 thousand europeans a year during mary's lifetime,. If you survived, almost certainly you'd be left with scars, pock mark, pox marks. Smallpox altered the royal succession in countries all over the globe. At least 11 reigning monarchs died of it. Our own marie antoinette, queen of france. She was only the queen because an older sister had died of smallpox. And so, in fact, did grandpa king. In that same episode, what happens to you