Stephen Brogan

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The Royal Touch in Early Modern England: Politics, Medicine and SinPaperback, 21 February 2020

The Royal Touch in Early Modern England: Politics, Medicine and Sin
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Part of Series
Royal Historical Society Studies in History New
Print Length
277 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Date Published
21 Feb 2020
ISBN-10
0861933524
ISBN-13
9780861933525

Description

First modern analysis of the custom of the "royal touch" in the Tudor and Stuart reigns.

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 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 problemsfor 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. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources including images, coins, medals, and playing cards, as well as manuscripts and printed texts, it provides animportant new perspective on the evolving relationship between politics, medicine and sin in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England.

Product Details

Author:
Stephen Brogan
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
21 February 2020
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
0861933524
ISBN-13:
9780861933525
Language:
English
Location:
Woodbridge
Pages:
277
Weight:
403.7 gm

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