A horse, a horse, my kingdom for this horse...
ON THE COVER: ALAMY X3, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY X1, SHUTTERSTOCK X1, ON THIS PAGE: ALAMY X1
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Charles II is said to have touched more than 90,000 of his subjects su ering from scrofula – a neck swelling often linked to tuberculosis – believing he could heal them with his ‘divine touch’ See page 61