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Royal Touch Middle Ages Curing The "King's Evil" 1920s Ad Trade Card

$ 2.89

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Royal Touch Middle Ages Curing The "King's Evil" 1920s Ad Trade Card
    NOTE:
    THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
    THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
    THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
    AND
    THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
    CURING THE "KING'S EVIL" TRADITION AND ORIGIN
    In the Middle Ages it was believed in England and France that a touch from
    royalty could heal skin disease known as scrofula or the king's evil. Scrofula
    was usually a swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck caused by tuberculosis. The
    practice began with King Edward the Confessor in England (1003/4-1066) and
    Philip I (1052-1108) in France.
    Subsequent English and French kings were thought to have inherited this royal
    touch, which was supposed to show that their right to rule was God-given. In
    grand ceremonies, kings touched hundreds of people afflicted by scrofula. They
    received special gold coins called 'touchpieces' which they often treated as
    amulets.
    NOTE:
    THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    NOTE:
    THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
    TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
    THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
    IT WAS PRINTED IN THE 1920s
    IT IS NOT PERFECT
    THERE MAY BE:
    SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
    SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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