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The Queens of England have been hailed and deemed Holy ever since the very first Queen Mary II ascended to the British throne in the 17^th century. The Highnesses have time and again changed the facets of history with their administration.

Until the year 1689, England was ruled exclusively by Kings. It was only in that very year when Mary II became the Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, King William III & II, from 1689 to 1694. Unfortunately, due to a lack of vaccines and proper treatment, Mary could not live long and fell prey to Small Pox in 1694.

Likewise, the second Queen of England, Queen Anne who ruled independently from 1702 to 1714 suffered a huge loss. She reportedly had 17 pregnancies but only one child survived – William, who died of smallpox, aged just 11.

These catastrophic losses made the Royals wary and secluded (socially distant) during the coming epidemic and pandemics. Also, the advancement of Medical Science increased the life span and reduced the fatality rate drastically. As a result, the next two Queens have reigned long and stayed healthy.

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria has been one of the longest-serving monarchs in British history. Her reign saw the Empire double in size and in 1876 the Queen became Empress of India, the Jewel in the Crown. When Victoria took her last breath in 1901, the British Empire and British world power had reached their highest point. She had nine children, 40 grandchildren, and 37 great-grandchildren, scattered all over Europe.

There are several writings that detail the Queen’s secret to her health and beauty, although none can be exactly verified. Yet they say that the Queen had a voracious appetite and whatever went to her table was undoubtedly the finest food in the land. Perhaps that provided her with all the nourishment that was needed for good health.

It is indeed striking that since her accession in 1837, the Queen has survived a total of nine epidemics and pandemics across England, Europe, and the world. The Queen hardly left her Palace and had a select people around her who seemingly maintained hygiene and also remained in the closed walls during each of the disease outbreaks. She also had access to the best medical facilities in England which aided in her health maintenance. Yet many Royals did fall prey to diseases unlike her and so we cannot evade the stroke of luck and God’s grace on her. She was sure an Iron Lady.

Here is the list of outbreaks she survived.

Influenza epidemic (1847–1848 )
Third cholera pandemic (1846–1860)
Broad Street cholera outbreak (1854)
Norfolk yellow fever epidemic (1855)
Third plague pandemic (1855–1960)
Europe smallpox epidemic (1870–1875)
Fifth cholera pandemic (1881–1896)
Flu pandemic (1889–1890)
Sixth cholera pandemic (1899–1923)

Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – Present)

On 9th September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain’s longest-serving monarch, ruling longer than her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years and 216 days.

So, indeed she has seen more history along with epidemics and pandemics and yet braved it all. A regulated lifestyle with proper medical aid and access to privacy during outbreaks can again be deemed to be the major factors behind the Queen’s longevity. In total, she has survived thirteen whopping deathly diseases, and that only increases her might.

Below are the widespread fatal ailments that spread during the Queen’s rule.