
492. The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2)
From The Rest Is History
Published 9/9/2024

From The Rest Is History
Published 9/9/2024
“I like an Englishman to look like an Englishman, and beards are foreign and breed vermin. Also depend upon it, they will lead to filthy habits.” Europe has had a love-hate relationship with facial hair since the Late Middle Ages. In the eleventh century, beards were celebrated as an expression of…

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