For any respectable man in Tudor, Stuart and Hanoverian England, to go hatless was almost unthinkable.
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Artists often turn to the supernatural to reflect on and speak to the anxieties brought about by social, religious and political upheaval.
The latest release in Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand is a mini thong adorned with fake pubic hair. Such ‘merkins’ date further back than the Great Plague.
In early modern Britons consulted diviners to find stolen goods, learn about the next harvest, or scrutinise their marriage fortunes.
The advantages of being a part of a family are so obvious that losing that affiliation, intentionally or not, is tragic.
As you snuggle up in bed tonight, spare a thought for how people kept warm while sleeping in Early Modern Europe.
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Lecturer in Art History , University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of English, Drake University
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Research Associate, University of Cambridge; University of Warwick
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Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of English, Macalester College
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Warwick