Dark Teeth Was Part Of The Trend
Even as she became older, there were some aspects of her appearance that she struggled to hide with clever makeup. For one thing, she had black, rotting teeth later in life as a result of her love of sugary delicacies. The English, on the other hand, was not deterred by this. Because of the queen’s popularity among her subjects, dark teeth became a strange fashion trend.
Dark Teeth Was Part Of The Trend
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She Had A Smallpox
Elizabeth’s beauty routine conceals another unpleasant mystery. At the age of 29, the queen was diagnosed with smallpox, a feared disease that killed about a third of those infected at the time. In October 1562, while visiting at London’s Hampton Court Palace, Elizabeth experienced a serious fever, according to archives.
She Had A Smallpox
