Charles Darwin’s Beard / Long 19th- 20th centuries Charles Darwin’s beard was no accident! He grew it to hide his patchy skin and look more masculine. Source: Follow the story behind his and other Victorian beards in _Victorians Undone_ by Kathryn Hughes. TagsAncient Egypt (11) ancient greece (29) animals (42) anthropology (52) archaeology (65) architecture (39) art (194) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (104) colonial (22) disease (35) Early Middle Ages (37) economic history (23) environmental history (71) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (51) evolution (34) fashion history (19) folklore (43) folklore/mythology (42) history of education (21) history of food (17) History of Magic (18) history of sex (25) Islamic history (15) Jewish history (31) literature (71) math (25) medicine (55) medieval (53) military history (48) mythology (36) Natural Parks (10) political history (33) pre-history (33) religion (109) Rome (68) science (59) social history (49) technology (51) U.S. history (73) U.S. natural parks (30) warfare (39) weapons (22) women (26) women's history (94) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (79) Ancient History (197) Big History (47) Byzantine History (13) Early Americas (30) Early Modern (115) Fabulous Females (62) History of Science (116) Live Reporting (109) Long 19th- 20th centuries (210) Medieval History (198) Uncategorized (2)
Dewing’s “Morning Glories” Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 16, 2024 / art This painted screen by American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing is representative of the Aesthetic movent in art that emerged out of the mid-19th century. Posing…
“Welsh Not” Long 19th- 20th centuries / November 7, 2023 / history of education The initials “WN” on this board from 1857 stand for “Welsh Not” — this cruel form of student discipline in Welsh schools in the 19th…
Palomas Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / November 14, 2023 / military history, U.S. history The Mexican flag flies over the city of Palomas, just over the border from the city of Columbus, New Mexico. Today Palomas is a town…
Dr. Polly Matzinger Fabulous Females, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 18, 2024 / disease, history of education, medicine, women's history This is Polly Matzinger, and even though this is a history Instagram post, she is an active scientist. But her discoveries about the way the…