History-Where+it+started

=Early History:= The history of anorexia nervosa began with religious fasting dating from the Hellenistic era and continued into the medieval period. A number of well known historical figures, including Catherine of Siena and Mary Queen of Scots (Queen Elizabeth's predessor) are believed to have suffered from the condition. It is believed that the piety of ascetic fasting was in fact the beginning of Anorexia Nervosa. =Mary Queen Of Scots: Early Anorexia Case= MaryQueen of Scots was brought up as a child in the court of Henry II of France. Her medical history is documented in detail because of the accounts kept by numerous ambassadors who sent reports back to their respective sovereigns. She had an unnamed illness as a teenager that some now believe to have been anorexia nervosa. Her condition is described as involving weight loss, uneven appetite, vomiting and diarrhoea, pale complextion, fainting fits and breathing difficulties.

Connection: In Global Hisory, we briefly learned about king henry, queen Victoria and Mary queen of Scots. Knowing about her can show people just how long anorexia has been around and that it is a part of human history.