Difference between revisions of "Herod with the Cormwell's eczema"
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod Herod] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod Herod] | ||
| − | * '''Cromwell:''' Oliver Cromwell, to whom HCE was compared in Hosty's ballad → Cromwell suffered from malaria (possibly)and "stone" (i.e. kidney or urinary infections), but not eczema | + | * '''Cromwell:''' Oliver Cromwell, to whom HCE was compared in Hosty's ballad → Cromwell suffered from malaria (possibly) and "stone" (i.e. kidney or urinary infections), but not eczema |
* '''Cornwall:''' HCE is also equated with King Mark of Cornwall in the story of Tristan and Isolde (Sir Tristram and Iseult) | * '''Cornwall:''' HCE is also equated with King Mark of Cornwall in the story of Tristan and Isolde (Sir Tristram and Iseult) | ||
* '''eczema:''' a skin disease | * '''eczema:''' a skin disease | ||
Latest revision as of 08:46, 19 April 2011
- H ... C ... e: HCE
- Herod: the name of several ruler's in Palestine around the time of Christ → Herod Antipas was enamoured of his stepdaughter Salome, whose dance he rewarded with the head of John the Baptist → his father Herod the Great died from a horrible disease (Fournier's gangrene and scabies have been diagnosed, but not eczema)
- Cromwell: Oliver Cromwell, to whom HCE was compared in Hosty's ballad → Cromwell suffered from malaria (possibly) and "stone" (i.e. kidney or urinary infections), but not eczema
- Cornwall: HCE is also equated with King Mark of Cornwall in the story of Tristan and Isolde (Sir Tristram and Iseult)
- eczema: a skin disease
