Plague doctors battled the bubonic plague in 1665, wearing unusual all black medical gear. The medics wore long leather cloaks, large brimmed hats and grotesque beaked masks filled with sweet ...

A SCOTS 'plague doctor' has been revealed as an innocent GRAN wearing a long black coat. Jean Matheson, 64, was left baffled after footage of her walking the streets in Newton Stewart ...

Plague doctors battled the Bubonic Plague in 1645 wearing unusual all black medical gear. The medics wore long leather cloaks, large brimmed hats and grotesque beaked masks filled with sweet ...

In the 14th Century, doctors would have been easily identifiable by their wide-brimmed black hats worn close to the head. Plague Doctors and their hats are similar to today's chefs and soldiers.

Even if you've never heard of a plague doctor, you've almost certainly seen an image of one: an imposing figure in an ankle-length cloak, a wide-brimmed hat and, most strikingly, a beak-shaped mask.

Melania Trump’s inauguration day outfit, a long navy coat so dark that it looks black with an exaggeratedly wide-brimmed black hat, sparked a flurry of posts on social media as folks turned her ...

In Edinburgh, as across Europe, a plague doctor visited contaminated properties on a daily basis. These new-age medics were distinctively dressed in long leather cloaks, large brimmed hats and ...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio — West Chester police are trying to find a man they say committed a robbery while wearing a large "plague doctor mask." It happened on September 22 around 6:45 p.m. behind the ...

The response of contemporary scientists and doctors ... battling the plague which broke out in 1645. They were distinctively dressed in long leather cloaks, large brimmed hats and grotesque ...

Even if you've never heard of a plague doctor, you've almost certainly seen an image of one: an imposing figure in an ankle-length cloak, a wide-brimmed hat and, most strikingly, a beak-shaped mask.