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Exciting New Find in the Archive
1st Jan, 2010 to 27th Jan, 2010
The darling of early 17th century Britain, Henry Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I, died suddenly of a fever on 6 November 1612, aged just 18. He was widely mourned. Whether his survival would have prevented the civil wars which arose during the unpopular reign of his younger brother King Charles I is unknowable. Certainly his death seems to have ended the career hopes of Sir George More (1553-1632) of Loseley near Guildford, who had acted as the young heir to the throne's treasurer since 1610. George would later be bitter at the indifference of King James and King Charles to his years of service.
Recently rediscovered among the Loseley Manuscripts is a copy of the autopsy report on Prince Henry's body, by the King's doctors on 7 November, which must have been made for the unhappy George More. In Latin, the report details the condition of the organs. There are no conclusions as to the cause of death, although it is now believed that he died of typhoid.
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