# Talk:Royal touch

As an historian, I don't like mixing historic depictions of events with images created much later, purely from the imagination.   Given that there are several really excellent old images available, it is inappropriate to use a close crop on an early 20th-century illustration as the introductory picture.  Particularly not with a statement that it is copied from an original source, when the source can't be located. 
I would scrap the 19th century painting of Charles I, and enlarge the print of Charles II. Likewise remove the others that are not contemporary with the monarch that they represent, except in the case of the illumination, where the discrepancy in dates needs to be clear.  Amandajm (talk) 08:58, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

The lead image, as the caption used to say, is a replica of a 16th century illustration. The illustration is featured in Queen Mary's manual for blessing cramp-rings and touching for the Evil. According to Roy Strong, the author of the manuscript (and thus of the illustration) is Levina Teerlinc (d. 1576). I couldn't find a good quality image of the illumination so I uploaded an image of the replica instead. I don't see why that's inappropriate.
I wouldn't argue against removing the image of Charles I, but I believe the painting of Francis I should be retained. That piece of art is quite notable in its own right, being one of the best known works of Cignani and is frequently mentioned when discussing Palazzo d'Accursio. Besides, it's "only" a century off :) Surtsicna (talk) 10:16, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Please be much more accurate in the information that you provide about artworks.  On Wikimedia Commons you had stated that the copy was by author "unknown" which was simply not true as the artist's name was given at the site where you found the picture.  You had not given the correct date, but had given the dates of Mary I which implied that it had been done in her lifetime. The problem is now fixed, with the author creditted, and the original work and its author acknowledged.
Please don't crop Levina Teerlinc's original, as it spoils the composition of her picture.
The work by Cignani is about 150 years out of date, not 100, as the event took place in 1515 and Cignani wasn't born until 113 years later, and then had to grow up a bit, before he painted the picture. You have the dates of the king (which are unnecessary) and the dates of the event. What you need to do is date the artwork, "as depicted by Cignani in the mid 17th-century"  or else delete it.
Amandajm (talk) 04:42, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Please try not to come off as patronizing or condescending. If you believe there is something to be fixed, fix it. If I have a good reason to disagree, I'll revert, and then we'll discuss it. We are all volunteers here, and, with all due respect, I certainly don't need random users to come and lecture me. For example, I might ask you not to introduce misspellings and factual inaccuracies into the article, but it's easier and more respectful to simply fix the problem. Surtsicna (talk) 10:16, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

". George I (r. 1714–1727) permanently discontinued the practice, but the exiled James II's Jacobite heirs claimed the ability until the 1780s.[2]" I distinctly recall reading that during the Revolutionary Wars Henry IX was forced to use cheaper metals in his touch coins indicating that he continued to touch for Scrofula. Anyone have access to the cited book?

§ In fiction mentions Aragorn as an example of royal touch. Before adding {{cn}} just now, I did a quick search and found this article, but I'm not sure that'd be enough to verify the claim. While the article does literally mention royal touch, it doesn't explicitly make the connection with Aragorn's own healing, only using royal touch as a more general example of supernatural powers being attributed to royals. Thoughts? Rummskartoffel 15:32, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

I think Aragorn’s case is a unique one, as aside from being a royal he also had been granted long life and was generally an edge case as far as human/superhuman abilities go. Specifically regarding this article, I don’t recall any mention of Aragorn specifically being able to heal people but I think that his other abilities relating to being King of Gondor probably merit mention in the article.
Feel free to add the source if you want; it seems decent and regards an already-fantastical subject. OverzealousAutocorrect (talk) 19:03, 6 February 2024 (UTC)