The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals)

The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 9781317517726
ISBN-13 : 1317517725
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Book Synopsis The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals) by : Marc Bloch

Download or read book The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals) written by Marc Bloch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long attributed to royal power. 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. Indeed, the idea of royalty as something miraculous and sacred was common to the whole of Western Europe. Using the work of both professional scholars and of doctors, this work stands as a contribution to the political history of Europe.


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