If rumour can be believed, 1535 was not a good year for beards, as it has claimed that the bearded and moustachioed King Henry VIII introduced a tax on them. Henry himself vacillated between wearing a beard and shaving it … Continue reading
In 1555 it was reported that Queen Mary I sent four agents to Moscow to meet tsar, Ivan the Terrible, himself the possessor of prodigious facial hair. According to legend, all Mary’s agents had impressive facial hair, especially George Illingworth, … Continue reading
One of the first anti-beard laws was introduced in France in 1535. The Edict of the Beards, as it has become known, forbade any bearded man from entering the law courts. This meant that anyone, even the victims of crime … Continue reading
During the Crusades – the battles Christians waged against Saracen Muslims to regain the Holy Land – Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem was famous for his beard and known sometimes as Bearded Baldwin or Baldwin the Beard. He famously extorted … Continue reading
‘The cutting of the hair of the beard, which is said to be nourished by the superfluous humours of the stomach, denotes that we ought to cut away the vices and sins which are a superfluous growth in us. Hence … Continue reading
Throughout history, wearing facial hair or choosing to be clean-shaven has often been symbolic of a generational difference. In the ancient world, older men equated beards with sagacity, but as the fashion for shaving grew more widespread, younger men began … Continue reading
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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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