The Royal Touch Routledge Revivals: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France Bloch Marc
The Royal Touch Routledge Revivals: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France Bloch Marc First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long…
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The Royal Touch Routledge Revivals: Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France Bloch Marc
First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long attributed to royal power. Indeed, the idea of royalty as something miraculous and sacred was common to the whole of Western Europe. Throughout history, both France and England claimed to hold kings with healing powers who, by their touch, could cure people from all strands of society from illness and disease.
Using the work of both professional scholars and of doctors, this work stands as a contribution to the political history of