A Brief History of Beards |
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The ancient Egyptians were generally facialy bald however the really important ones wore fake metal beards. Even the ladies… Alexander the great banned his soldiers from growing beards, sadly a tradition that continues to this day. The Romans were bad for beards. Beards were shunned in the Roman empire. The word barbarian was coined to denote a bearded savage. Hence barber! Both Henry the VIII and Peter the Great introduced a beard tax. Althought they both had beards... The balding Louis XIII amused himself by cutting his courtiers' beards down to a moustache and a tuft on the chin. The Victorians considered beards a good thing, natural, wholesome and hygienic. During the early 20 th century the moustache became a status symbol. Generally facial hair appears to be emerging from a long period of unpopularity.
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