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The History of Court Fools

by John Doran

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  1. 1Dedication — The Fool — Of Legend and Antiquity
  2. 2The Fool by Right of Office
  3. 3The Female Fools
  4. 4The Oriental “Noodle”
  5. 5English Minstrel and Jester
  6. 6English Court Fools, From the Reign of Edmund Ironside
  7. 7The Court Fools of France
  8. 8Jesters in the Northern Courts of Europe
  9. 9The Spanish Jesters
  10. 10The Fools of the Imperial and Minor Courts of Germany
  11. 11The Jesters of Italy
  12. 12Jesters in Priests’ Houses
  13. 13Princes Who Have Been Their Own Fools
  14. 14Dr. Doran’s Popular Works

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