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Romans to blame for no-body-hair trend, says English HEritage
From painful waxes to irritating shaves, we can trace the modern obsession with hair removal back to the Romans, English Heritage has said today (24 May), as the charity displays a collection of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire – a Roman town once as large as Pompeii. Amongst over 400 artefacts, most of which have never been on display, other objects related to Roman cleanliness and beauty practices include a strigil (skin scraper), perfume bottles, jet and bone jewellery, make-up applicators and amulets for warding off evil. The new museum at Wroxeter opens to the public tomorrow.
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Victorian garden toilet restored to former glory at Brodsworth Hall
The privy was buried under a mound of ivy and experts say its discovery provides insights into 19th century social history.
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YEO-THOMAS, F.F.E. (1902-1964) a.k.a 'The White Rabbit', 'Shelley'
Blue plaque commemorating intelligence officer and secret agent Wing Commander F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas at Queen Court, 24-28 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BB, London Borough of Camden.
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ABERCROMBIE, Sir Patrick (1879-1957)
Blue plaque commemorating the pioneer of town and country planning, Sir Patrick Abercrombie, at his former home Flat 1, 63 Egerton Gardens, Brompton, SW3 2BZ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue plaque commemorating SOE agent Noor Inayat Khan at 4 Taviton Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0BT, London Borough of Camden.
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HUNTER, Sir Robert (1844–1913)
Blue Plaque commemorating solicitor, civil servant and co-founder of the National Trust, Sir Robert Hunter, at his former home at 5 Louvaine Road, Battersea, London SW11 2AQ. London Borough of Wandsworth.
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HUNTER, Sir Robert (1844–1913)
Blue Plaque commemorating solicitor, civil servant and co-founder of the National Trust, Sir Robert Hunter, at his former home at 5 Louvaine Road, Battersea, London SW11 2AQ. London Borough of Wandsworth.
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CETSHWAYO, kaMpande, King of the Zulus
Blue plaque commemorating King of the Zulus, Cetshwayo, at 18 Melbury Road, Holland Park, London W14 8LT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating rescuer of prisoner from Auschwitz, Charles Coward, at 133 Chichester Road, Edmonton, London N9 9DF, London Borough of Enfield.
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SINGH, Maharajah Duleep (1838-1893)
Blue plaque commemorating the last ruler of Lahore statesman Maharajah Duleep Singh at 53 Holland Park, Holland Park, London W11 3RS, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.