She was also subject to frequent spells of illness, and she died at Windsor Castle on 3rd May 1257, only 3 years and 5 months old.

My metabolism was enormously speeded up, I knew -that would explain the euphoric feelings, the constant fatigue, and the frequent spells of insatiable hunger.

He loved simplicity and had "frequent spells of morbid depression".

The panel said residents of the region should prepare for more frequent and more severe dry spells, and "costly, controversial and unavoidable trade-offs" in water use.

Ryan suspected that his sour moods and his frequent spells of restlessness and agitation were caused by his medications.

Summers are typically cool, humid and quite short, while winters are long, cold, but with frequent warm spells.

Its description of the site says: "the church is built at the top of a hill near a public way where there often fierce winds and frequent cold spells".

I made the journey only a few months after Ronald and I had returned from one of our frequent long spells abroad.

He was suffering from frequent dizzy spells and headaches that were initially thought to be an inner-ear infection.

Thus, an illness that tends to require frequent short spells in hospital will appear to have a high incidence.