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Strange history with the caveats left in. If the evidence is messy, the answer says so.

Strange history with the caveats left in. If the evidence is messy, the answer says so.

Weird HistoryDid medieval plague doctors really wear beak masks?The famous beaked costume belongs mainly to the early modern period. Treating it as the standard uniform of doctors during the 14th-century Black Death is an anachronism.Read the answer →