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Long (several months) close contact with a sufferer (who might not be displaying symptoms) or an armadillo (true).
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Yes armadillos were transported from the Middle East to Texas by the Spanish.
Courtesans were not prostitutes – more like entertainment with benefits.
Anonymous
In 12th century Europe and nearby Mediterranean areas, everwhere was a place of high insalubrity.
And it's "how DID he GET," not "DID...GOT."
staisil
He must have had contact with an infected person. Baldwin had a sheltered childhood, so perhaps he contacted the disease from a court visitor.
Bill
Insalubrity? It's possible that the king had some other disease that doctors in his time misdiagnosed as leprosy.