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Jonathan Sawday explores how in Restoration Britain Charles II's return brought a resurrection of the king's bodily powers like his 'healing touch'. Show more
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Jonathan Sawday charts how science became one of the unexpected beneficiaries of Charles II's Restoration offering new ways of thinking about the world. Show more
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Jonathan Sawday on the rise of the architect as an authority figure in Restoration Britain, as plague, fire and royal ambition offered the chance of new buildings. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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Jonathan Sawday considers why the idea of the contract in political and mercantile society became so pervasive following the end of the English Civil War. Show more
