In the first year of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, 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 of … Continue reading
Despite having a bearded father, the son and heir of Henry VIII persecuted those with beards, perhaps because he was yet too young to grow one himself. In 1548, during the brief reign of the sickly boy king Edward VI, … Continue reading
On of the first anti-beard laws was introduced in France in 1535. The Edict of Beards, as it has become known, forbade any bearded man from entering the law courts. This meant that anyone, even the victims of crime hoping … Continue reading
By the Middle Ages, facial hair was not only a sartorial choice. In one medieval treatise is printed the belief that growing a beard would cure an ailing man of toothache (what a woman with toothache should do is not … Continue reading
During the Crusades – the battles Christians waged against Saracen Muslims to regain Holy Land – it became a sign of Christian piety to be beardless. This somewhat bemused the Saracens, who regarded facial hair as a sign of virility … 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
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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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