Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England
Roderigo Lopez, former Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England, was a controversial figure in his time and continues to be the subject of controversy. Much has been written about his religious practice, politics, and guilt, or lack thereof, with regard to charges of treason to the Crown....
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| description | Roderigo Lopez, former Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England, was a controversial figure in his time and continues to be the subject of controversy. Much has been written about his religious practice, politics, and guilt, or lack thereof, with regard to charges of treason to the Crown. However, the fact remains that Lopez was the only physician to the Crown to be sentenced to death. All evidence points to an anti-Semitic mindset that played in the background. Yet Lopez so endeared himself to the Queen that although he was indeed sentenced to death, almost all of his property was restored to his family. This brief paper pays tribute to the Jewish physician, Roderigo Lopez, whose story was indeed a triumph over prejudice, despite his fate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3ab934347a84eeca745929c9bccb7342022-12-21T21:43:48ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722017-07-0183e003610.5041/RMMJ.10306Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of EnglandGeorge M. Weisz0Donatella Lippi1School of Humanities (Program in History of Medicine), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, AustraliaCenter for Medical Humanities, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, ItalyRoderigo Lopez, former Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England, was a controversial figure in his time and continues to be the subject of controversy. Much has been written about his religious practice, politics, and guilt, or lack thereof, with regard to charges of treason to the Crown. However, the fact remains that Lopez was the only physician to the Crown to be sentenced to death. All evidence points to an anti-Semitic mindset that played in the background. Yet Lopez so endeared himself to the Queen that although he was indeed sentenced to death, almost all of his property was restored to his family. This brief paper pays tribute to the Jewish physician, Roderigo Lopez, whose story was indeed a triumph over prejudice, despite his fate.http://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/34/669/manuscriptDr Roderigo Lopezethicshistory of medicineJewish historypersecution |
| spellingShingle | George M. Weisz Donatella Lippi Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Dr Roderigo Lopez ethics history of medicine Jewish history persecution |
| title | Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| title_full | Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| title_fullStr | Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| title_full_unstemmed | Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| title_short | Roderigo Lopez, Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| title_sort | roderigo lopez physician in chief to queen elizabeth i of england |
| topic | Dr Roderigo Lopez ethics history of medicine Jewish history persecution |
| url | http://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/34/669/manuscript |
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