What Killed Jane Austen?: and other medical mysteries

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Was Winston Churchill fit to rule? Why was Marie Antoinette's wedding night a let down? What really cost Napoleon his victory at Waterloo? What killed Jane Austen? The intriguing nature of Jane Austen's demise is just one of a series of sometimes famous and often bizarre stories featured in What Killed Jane Austen? Why did Mary Tudor have phantom pregnancies and a deep voice? What was the reaction to the mysterious 'Swine Flu' epidemic of 1976? Why was Elizabeth I so terrified of going to the dentist? These and other medical mysteries are all explained here, in this fascinating romp through th.;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; 1. Kings and Queens; 2. Eccentrics, Reformers and Pioneers; 3. Quacks, Pseudologists and Other Phonies; 4. Famous Patients; 5. Warfare and Medicine; 6. Discoveries and Diseases; 7. Disasters; 8. Addictions and Obsessions; 9. Longevity; A Final Word: Can Immunisation Alone Save Third World Children?; Bibliography.