Striped barber shop poles are a symbol that dates as far back as medieval times when barbers also served as surgeons and dentists. While you can't have an operation or get a cavity filled at Hall ...

Well, maybe not as old-fashioned as when a medieval barber put out a bloodied cloth to let the populace know he could let blood, as described in the "Standardized Textbook of Barbering" (1950).

Barbers have been cutting hair for centuries, but they used to have a longer job description. In medieval times, the professionals were known as barber-surgeons, which is just what it sounds like.

Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. The “Saturday Night Live” sketch “Medieval Barber Theodoric ...

A new barber shop is set to open in a medieval Shropshire town centre for the first time in years. By Richard Williams. Published Jul 3, 2024. Last updated Jul 8, 2024.

Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. “The Saturday Night Live” sketch Medieval Barber Theodoric of York says ...