Whipping Boys Were Kids Spanked in Place of an ‘Untouchable’ Young Prince

Royal children were untouchable, so whipping boys would be punished on their behalf. Source: liyasov / Adobe Stock

In many corners of the globe, aristocrats and nobles, kings and young princes, were all deemed to be ‘untouchable’ and protected by divine right.

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