Learn The Secret Behind The Iconic White Makeup Of Queen Elizabeth I

Published on 06/02/2023
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It Didn’t Look Great For The Queen

Things didn’t look good for the beloved queen for a while. The queen’s followers were concerned she wouldn’t make it as her illness worsened, to the point where her voice stopped working. There was nothing doctors could do to help her condition because there was no cure or even treatment. Of course, that didn’t stop them from doing everything they could to help the queen.

It Didn't Look Great For The Queen

It Didn’t Look Great For The Queen

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Doctors Wrapped Her In A Red Cloth

Smallpox was supposed to be contracted when a person’s body had a “imbalance of humors” at the time. In the case of Queen Elizabeth I, her doctor believed she needed to be wrapped in a red cloth to rid her body of the scarlet sores. The heat and discomfort will finally go away. The queen, on the other hand, was appalled by the prospect of being scarred and disfigured for the rest of her life.

Doctors Wrapped Her In A Red Cloth

Doctors Wrapped Her In A Red Cloth

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