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 (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
The Thirteen Club, Fighting Superstition in Turn-of-the-20th-Century U.S. Long 19th- 20th centuries / August 22, 2023 / U.S. history “Those of us who are about to die salute you,” runs the caption on the banner of this macabre illustration. The skeleton in the foreground…
The Range Trail at Tobyhanna State Park Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / August 22, 2023 / environmental history, military history, U.S. history, U.S. natural parks The Range Trail is a winding path that traverses across swampy and rocky forest in the Tobyhanna State Park, established in 1949. As you can…
“Christ with the Adulteress” Painting Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 30, 2023 / art “Christ with the Adulteress” is one of the most famous forgeries in history. Painted by the 20th-century Dutch artist Han van Meegeren, it was sold…
Mikunka Savic, Serbian Warrior Fabulous Females, Long 19th- 20th centuries / August 22, 2023 / military history She looks wide-eyed in this picture to me, but Milunka Savic was the opposite of an ingenue. This 20th-century Serbian fought in the Balkan Wars…