Posted by: RottingCorpse
« on: February 15, 2019, 01:58:39 PM »That's what I thought too.
You can pretty much assume everyone had smallpox at some point back then. In fact, it was fairly common practice (somewhat before the time of the Tudors) to intentionally infect children with smallpox (much like some people do with chicken pox). The "inoculation" methods were rather insane. In some cases, puss and scabs were taken, dried, and then blown into the healthy person's nose through a long tube.
That's fucked up.
On a different note, I'm completely agog over Saoirse Ronan since watching this movie. She's incredibly fun and humble.
You can pretty much assume everyone had smallpox at some point back then. In fact, it was fairly common practice (somewhat before the time of the Tudors) to intentionally infect children with smallpox (much like some people do with chicken pox). The "inoculation" methods were rather insane. In some cases, puss and scabs were taken, dried, and then blown into the healthy person's nose through a long tube.
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High on my list. Is it streaming in non-jolly roger circles?