Rude Tudors

In Renaissance England, leprosy went by a multitude of names: king's evil, green sickness, the Lep. Literary historian Liz Rodriguez and comic actress Nicole Keating get itchy in this episode and discuss a supposed cure for the dreaded skin disease. Just a few pence could buy you a handful of pills that would cure Renaissance greyscale better than any witch in Game of Thrones, along with whatever else ailed you. Was this the work of an apothecary turned snake oil salesman? What did this remedy have in common with infomercials, cleanses, and other modern blights on our society? And what did testimonials for this homeopathic therapy sound like in the past? Contact us on Facebook, Twitter, RudeTudors.com, and RudeTudors@gmail.com