Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The origins and medieval history of the royal touch, 1000–1485
- 2 The Tudors: revival and reform of royal therapeutics, 1485–1603
- 3 The royal touch and the Stuart monarchy, 1603–1688
- 4 The ritual process of the royal touch, 1660–1688
- 5 The Restoration debate: the rise of ambivalence and scepticism, 1660–1688
- 6 The royal touch and the early English Enlightenment, 1689–1750
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The origins and medieval history of the royal touch, 1000–1485
- 2 The Tudors: revival and reform of royal therapeutics, 1485–1603
- 3 The royal touch and the Stuart monarchy, 1603–1688
- 4 The ritual process of the royal touch, 1660–1688
- 5 The Restoration debate: the rise of ambivalence and scepticism, 1660–1688
- 6 The royal touch and the early English Enlightenment, 1689–1750
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Royal Touch in Early Modern EnglandPolitics, Medicine and Sin, pp. 223 - 258Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2015