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touching for the king's evil

A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

touching for the king's evil was an instant medieval royal tradition. On learning that their rivals the Capetian kings of France claimed divine healing powers, the kings of England, from Henry I onwards, followed suit. Curiously it was only scrofula that could be cured. The ceremony developed into a very formal one. The Hanoverians gave it up, though in France Charles X was still stroking when removed by revolution in 1830.

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King's evil, touching for the

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

King's evil, touching for the. The tradition that there existed some virtue in the royal touch for healing the ‘King's evil’, or scrofula, can be traced back to the 11th cent. In England Queen Anne was the last sovereign to perform the ceremony.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "King's evil, touching for the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "King's evil, touching for the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Kingseviltouchingforthe.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "King's evil, touching for the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Kingseviltouchingforthe.html

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