The Restoration monarch is known for his esteem of pleasure,but less so for his record-breaking efforts to dispel scrofulaCharles II brought many things into English life: theatre, horse racing, or parties,amorality, drunkenness, or mistresses,a royal string of illegitimate children, and, or perhaps less well known,touching the diseased.
The king’s touching ceremonies are featured in a new exhibitionopening on Friday at the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
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Source: guardian.co.uk