Extract from the Star newspaper, May 1902. A movement against the beard has been started … For some years fashion has favoured the shaven face. Now come the doctors, declaring that the beard is a vehicle for the spread of … Continue reading
Arguably, the most famous beard in Tudor England was not a real beard at all. When the British sailor and mercenary Sir Francis Drake reported to Queen Elizabeth I in 1587 that his men had attacked and set fire to … Continue reading
In the first year (under the reign) of Queen Elizabeth it was ordered ‘that no fellow of the house should wear a beard of above a fortnight’s growth under the penalty of loss of commons (food), and, in the case … Continue reading
‘Among the most copiously bearded men of his generation was the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, who became one of the most famous faces in London. Shaw’s facial hair was so well known he could be recognised just in silhouette. … Continue reading
The English artist, author and poet Edward Lear, who himself sported a fulsome beard, included the following poem in his A Book of Nonsense (1846): There was an Old Man with a Beard, Who said; ‘It is just as I … Continue reading
‘And people did say… that when he began to have whiskers he left off having brains.’ Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, 1848 Source: Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards, Lucinda Hawksley
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By the turn of the twentieth century, beards were worn mostly by grumpy old men, and in 1904 the writer and humorist Frank Richardson coined the expression ‘face fungus’. Although he is little read today, Richardson was popular in his … Continue reading
The concept of the stylish modern-day man seems to change from day to day. It can be hard to keep up with the times and make sure that your appearance looks good in the modern world. Obviously, you don’t have … Continue reading
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Let’s talk about this Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK Unique 27cm Vintage beard plate on Etsy UK with Victorian Medical illustrations from an extensive collection of obscure bandaging techniques. A unique, one-off, up-cycled vintage plate. Only one available £35. Decorated … Continue reading
In 1904 a London County Council report stated that anyone suffering from ring-worm of the beard (a scourge of the day) must not be served in the barbers, hairdressers’ or haircutting shops’. This clause was seen even more important than … Continue reading
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