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title: Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch
author: Pierre Firrens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13797/henry-iv-engaged-in-royal-touch/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch

_Authored by Pierre Firrens_

## Image File

[![Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13797.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13797.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Henry IV](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Henry_IV/) of France (r. 1572-1610) touching 575 people in Reims during the Holy Week of 1606, due to the prevailing belief that the [royal touch](https://www.worldhistory.org/King's_Evil/) could cure illness.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Firrens, P. (2021, April 10). Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13797/henry-iv-engaged-in-royal-touch/>
### Chicago
Firrens, Pierre. "Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13797/henry-iv-engaged-in-royal-touch/>.
### MLA
Firrens, Pierre. "Henry IV Engaged in Royal Touch." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13797/henry-iv-engaged-in-royal-touch/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_IV_touche_les_escrouelles.jpg) by [**Pierre Firrens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_IV_touche_les_escrouelles.jpg). Submitted by [John Horgan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jhorgan/ "User Page: John Horgan"), published on 10 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.