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The royal touch in early modern England : politics, medicine and sin
- Title
- The royal touch in early modern England : politics, medicine and sin / Stephen Brogan.
- Author
- Brogan, Stephen
- Publication
- Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2015.
- ©2015
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- Description
- xi, 265 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour); 24 cm
- Summary
- 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 practised 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 ground-breaking book, the first devoted to the royal touch for almost a century, integrates political, religious, medical and intellectual history. The custom is analysed 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 organising the ceremony. The healing rite is situated in the context of a number of early modern debates, including the cessation of miracles and the nature of the body politic. The book also assesses contemporary attitudes towards the royal touch, from belief through ambivalence to scepticism.
- Series Statement
- Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series, 0269-2244
- Uniform Title
- Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-257) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-3008
- ISBN
- 9780861933372
- 0861933370
- OCLC
- 917363639
- Author
- Brogan, Stephen, author.
- Title
- The royal touch in early modern England : politics, medicine and sin / Stephen Brogan.
- Publisher
- Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series, 0269-2244Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-257) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-3008