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The royal touch;: Sacred monarchy and scrofula in England and France by Marc Bloch, Marc Bloch

The royal touch;: Sacred monarchy and scrofula in England and France

Marc Bloch, Marc Bloch

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In Les Rois Thaumaturges (1924) Bloch looked at the long-standing folk belief that the king could cure scrofula by touch. The kings of France and England indeed regularly practised the ritual. Bloch was not concerned with the effectiveness of the ...

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