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Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2015. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 23.7 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm. An excellent copy in great condition. Only light wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: "The royal touch was the religious healing ceremony at which the monarch stroked the sores on the face and necks of people who had scrofula in order to heal them in imitation of Christ. The rite was practiced by all the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns apart from William III, reaching its zenith during the Restoration when some 100,000 people were touched by Charles II and James II. This book, the first devoted to the royal touch for almost a century, integrates political, religious, medical and intellectual history. The custom is analyzed from above and below: the royal touch projected monarchical authority, but at the same time the great demand for it created numerous problems for those organizing the ceremony. The healing rite is situated in the context of a number of early modern debates,…
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The Royal Touch in Early Modern England: Politics, Medicine and Sin Hardcover - 2015
by Stephen Brogan
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- Title The Royal Touch in Early Modern England: Politics, Medicine and Sin
- Author Stephen Brogan
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 285
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Royal Historical Society
- Date 2015
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780861933372 / 0861933370
- Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.9 in (24.13 x 16.00 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects England, Electronic books
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015509474
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.1
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