Whipping Boy: Origins of a Royal Institution July 7, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
The whipping boy needs little introduction. He was the child, brought up with a prince or with a young king, and punished on his behalf, when the prince or king was naughty: crucially the royal and his proxy were friends so any pain was vicariously felt. And why not just hit the royal in question? […]
