Why: Spring break enticements at the museum are many and diverse - including masterpieces by Michelangelo, clothes by Oscar ... see why Boel's mid-17th century hunting scene might have appealed ...

In 17th century Europe, physicians who tended to plague victims wore a costume that has since taken on sinister overtones. People mistakenly believed the outfits could purify poisonous air.

A MANHUNT is underway for a prankster who is terrorising kids in Norfolk by dressing as a 17th-century plague doctor ... Hellesdon area wearing a plague outfit. "Although no offences have been ...

Years of research have raised more questions than answers regarding the spectacular contents of a 17th-century shipwreck in the Netherlands, which includes some of the most important clothing ...

In the 17th century, people believed these outfits could purify poisonous air. They were wrong. During the 17th-century European plague, physicians wore beaked masks, leather gloves, and long ...