Charm

Preamble: With royalty commanding so much media attention in the last few days, I thought I'd write my Saturday blog about Henry VIII, considered back in Tudor times to be a man of great charm, certainly in his younger days, and a bit of a favorite. You may draw some oblique historical parallels if you wish. Henry was also believed to be possessed of 'thaumaturgic' powers, (that's my word of the week), the ability to heal the sick by the laying on of hands, a demonstration of his divinity known as the 'royal touch '. But to begin at the beginning...